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From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15) | Glossary for this source
A program which runs independently of, for example the
browser
. Daemons may perform
various management tasks such as
building indexes
,
overviews, and
back-links
.
Under unix, "daemon" is used for "
server
", because servers normally run
independently.
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