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Origin of 'Daemon' in Computing

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twobitshifter ◴[20 Oct 24 12:58 UTC] No.41895073[source]▶
Do you pronounce it as demon or like Matt Damon?
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jamesog ◴[20 Oct 24 14:44 UTC] No.41895682[source]▶
It should more properly be written as dæmon. The æ ("ash") character is usually pronounced more like "ee", as in encyclopædia. I've never heard anyone say "encycloPAYdia" :-)
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1. int_19h ◴[20 Oct 24 22:03 UTC] No.41898848[source]▶
The original pronunciation of ae/æ in words originating from Latin or Greek is basically like "I". As usual, English molded it into something else in many cases, which is why we write "demon" these days. But if you insist of "daemon", then it really ought to be pronounced like the original Greek δαίμων.