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daemon

/ˈdiːmən/
noun★中级💡 守护进程

“The web server starts a daemon to handle requests.”

Web服务器启动了一个守护进程来处理请求。

💻科技
技术

在类Unix系统中,指在后台运行、无需交互的程序,负责执行系统或服务的维护任务。

Linux uses several daemons such as crond and sshd.

Linux使用多个守护进程,例如crond和sshd。

💡

常与服务(service)互换,但daemon更强调其在后台持续运行的特性。

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