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Origin of 'Daemon' in Computing

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236 points wizerno | 2 comments | 20 Oct 24 00:35 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
1. dcminter ◴[20 Oct 24 12:03 UTC] No.41894787[source]▶
> We also assume that this is the meaning behind the daemon.co.uk, host to many United Kingdom web sites

Not sure if it was the origin of the company name, but the domain was demon.co.uk not daemon. E.g. I had pretence.demon.co.uk with them for a few years.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_Internet

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2. pixelesque ◴[20 Oct 24 12:24 UTC] No.41894881[source]▶
Yeah, never heard of a 'daemon.co.uk' in the 90s, but likewise had a Demon account...