daemonize

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See also: dæmonize

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek δαιμονίζομαι (daimonízomai, to be possessed by a demon), from δαίμων (daímōn, demon).

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daemonize (third-person singular simple present daemonizes, present participle daemonizing, simple past and past participle daemonized)

  1. demonize
  2. (computing) of a computer program or script, to prepare to go in to the background and become a daemon