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Origin of 'Daemon' in Computing

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twobitshifter ◴[] No.41895073[source]
Do you pronounce it as demon or like Matt Damon?
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dcow ◴[] No.41895179[source]
I believe it officially is pronounced the same as demon. But colloquially I hear a lot of (and sometimes find myself using) “damon”.
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whartung ◴[] No.41895528[source]
I’m in the Matt Damon camp. Always pronounced it that way, never really gave it much thought. Just seems “right” to me.
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1. bbor ◴[] No.41896995[source]
Hard agree. It's an archaic word, it seems a shame not to revel in that fact whenever you use it! I've been using "automata" a lot recently, and that's another one that is just more fun the unusual way. Also it helps that it's clear either way -- no one will be confused upon hearing "daymon" even if they're not used to it, unlike "etsee", "user-slash-libe", "user-slash-bine". Or, god forbid, "oo-zir slash"...