Theresa Arzadon-Labajo

How to pronounce daemon

Posted by Theresa Arzadon-Labajo (tarzadon) on Apr 01 2011
Tech Stuff >> Unix-Linux
It is pronounced DEE-min.  Do you pronounce encyclopaedia: en-ceye-cloh-PAY-dee-uh? or orthopaedic: or-tho-PAY-dic?

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From Wikipedia:

Pronunciation

The word daemon is an alternative spelling of demon,[3] and is pronounced /ˈdiːmən/ DEE-mən. In the context of computer software, the original pronunciation /ˈdiːmən/ has drifted to /ˈdeɪmən/ DAY-mən for some speakers.[1]


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