archdevil

English

Etymology

arch- +‎ devil

Noun

archdevil (plural archdevils)

1. (religion) A chief or reigning devil.
2. (computing, Unix) A program, or part of a program, which is not invoked explicitly but lies dormant waiting for some event.

Translations

archdemon — see archdemon

See also

• archdemon
• archfiend
• (computing): daemon