Japanese

Noun

デーモン ‎(romaji dēmon)

1. (computing) a daemon (a background process running on a computer; often specific to such processes running on Unix or Unix-like operating systems)

Synonyms

• ダエモン ‎(daemon) (less common)

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English demon.^[2][1][3] Alternatively, from German Dämon.^[4]

Noun

デーモン ‎(romaji dēmon)

1. a demon
2. (Magic: The Gathering) a demon

Synonyms

• デモン ‎(demon) (less common)
• ダイモン ‎(daimon)

Etymology 3

Borrowing from English Damon.

Proper noun

デーモン ‎(romaji Dēmon)

1. transliteration of the given name Damon

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0
4. ↑ 1984, 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, relevant text online here.