archdevil

English

Etymology

arch- +‎ devil

Noun

archdevil (plural archdevils)

(religion) A chief or reigning devil.
(computing, Unix) A program, or part of a program, which is not invoked explicitly but lies dormant waiting for some event.

Translations

archdemon — see archdemon

See also

archdemon
archfiend
(computing): daemon

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