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DAEMON [12 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2014-09-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- demon
1, record 1, English, demon
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- daemon 1, record 1, English, daemon
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
procedure that is invoked without being called explicitly whenever an alteration, an addition, a deletion, or another event occurs 1, record 1, English, - demon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
demon; daemon: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995]. 2, record 1, English, - demon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- démon
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9mon
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
procédure dont l'appel n'est pas explicite mais déterminé par la détection d'une modification, d'une adjonction, d'une élimination ou d'un autre événement 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
démon : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995]. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-03-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Internet and Telematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mailer daemon
1, record 2, English, mailer%20daemon
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In technical terms it is a computer program lurking in the background, usually listening on certain service ports, springing to life when you contact it there. The mailer daemon is a good example. The email program on your computer, for instance MS Outlook, dumps the message you just wrote onto the daemon (running on a server) which subsequently takes care of the actual delivery over the Internet. 2, record 2, English, - mailer%20daemon
Record 2, Key term(s)
- mailer demon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Internet et télématique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- démon de messagerie
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9mon%20de%20messagerie
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Démon qui assure l'acheminement des messages électroniques et avertit l'expéditeur lorsqu'un message n'a pu atteindre son destinataire. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9mon%20de%20messagerie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
démon de messagerie : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 27 décembre 2009. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9mon%20de%20messagerie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-10-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- daemon
1, record 3, English, daemon
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- demon 2, record 3, English, demon
correct, standardized
- daemon program 3, record 3, English, daemon%20program
correct
- Disk And Execution Monitor 4, record 3, English, Disk%20And%20Execution%20Monitor
correct
- electronic demon 5, record 3, English, electronic%20demon
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A procedure that is invoked without being called explicitly whenever an alteration, an addition, a deletion, or another event occurs. 6, record 3, English, - daemon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
UUCP operates in batch mode; files are created in a spool directory for subsequent processing by a UUCP daemon program, thus eliminating the need for tying up a user port while the actual file takes place. 3, record 3, English, - daemon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
daemon, demon: terms and definitions standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission]. 7, record 3, English, - daemon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
daemon: term formed with the capital letters in the expression Disk And Execution MONitor. 8, record 3, English, - daemon
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- démon
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9mon
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- programme fantôme 2, record 3, French, programme%20fant%C3%B4me
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédure déclenchée automatiquement lors de la détection d'une modification, d'un adjonction, d'une élimination ou d'un autre événement. 3, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les «démons» sont déclenchés dès que certaines conditions sont vérifiées. 4, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
démon : terme et définition normalisés par ISO/CEI [Commission électrotechnique internationale]. 5, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
démon : dérivé du sens mythologique rationalisé ici pour former l'acronyme de Disk And Execution MONitor. 6, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- demonio
1, record 3, Spanish, demonio
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En la programación de computadoras (ordenadores), es una sección de un programa o un programa autónomo que espera hasta que ocurra un evento determinado antes de ponerse en ejecución. 1, record 3, Spanish, - demonio
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-07-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- agent
1, record 4, English, agent
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- demon 2, record 4, English, demon
correct
- daemon 3, record 4, English, daemon
correct
- monitor 4, record 4, English, monitor
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A separate, autonomous process that runs in parallel with other processes (demons) and may interact with them. The idea was introduced in 1959 by O. Selfridge in a model called Pandemonium, designed to perform automatic recognition of a hand-sent Morse Code by means of a large number of demons (detectors for particular properties of the input). The more evidence a demon accumulated for the unit it represented, the louder it would "shout" to other demons. 5, record 4, English, - agent
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Demons are particularly common in AI programs. For example, a knowledge manipulation program might implement inference rules as demons. Whenever a new piece of knowledge was added, various demons would activate ... and would create additional pieces of knowledge by applying their respective inference rules to the original piece. 6, record 4, English, - agent
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Agent: term used in AI to describe a program that is waiting for some situation to arise (e.g., information from a sensor in the system). As soon as that situation occurs, the program springs into action. An agent is also called a demon. 1, record 4, English, - agent
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Demons provide Gist's mechanism for data-directed invocation of processes. A demon has a trigger and a response. The trigger is a predicate that triggers the demon's response whenever a state change induces a change in the value of the trigger predicate from false to true. 7, record 4, English, - agent
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- démon
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9mon
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédure dont l'activation n'est pas déterminée par un appel explicite, mais par une modification, adjonction ou élimination, détectée dans une base de données. L'idée est utilisée en IA par Minsky 1982, Hewitt 1972, Charniak 1972, McDermott 1974. 2, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Programme, ou partie de programme qui se déclenche automatiquement lorsque les conditions de l'activation sont réunies. Ainsi, chaque fois qu'une connaissance est modifiée, éliminée ou vient de s'ajouter à la base, différents démons y appliquent leurs propres règles d'inférence pour en créer de nouvelles connaissances. 3, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un démon est une procédure qui surveille l'état des mémoires. [...] Un démon «réagit» spécifiquement et automatiquement dès qu'un événement le concernant se produit. Le mécanisme des démons est souvent comparé à un ensemble de réflexes. Les démons vont être particulièrement importants dans les systèmes de résolution de problème couplés à des systèmes évoluant dans le temps [...] 4, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'en-tête DÈS QUE correspond à une règle dont le déclenchement prendra effet aussitôt que la partie prémisse de la règle sera satisfaite, c'est la notion de démon, en langage d'acteurs [...] 5, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En EIAO, les démons sont des acteurs pédagogiques à activation conditionnelle. La notion est empruntée aux mathématiques, à la philosophie et à la thermodynamique. Utilisée en IA par des théoriciens comme Selfridge, Minsky, Hewitt, Charniak et McDermott. 3, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9mon
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- demonio
1, record 4, Spanish, demonio
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-02-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- HTTP daemon behaviour
1, record 5, English, HTTP%20daemon%20behaviour
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Internet et télématique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- comportement des démons HTTP
1, record 5, French, comportement%20des%20d%C3%A9mons%20HTTP
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La terminologie anglaise et française de cette fiche provient du Guide d'Internet du Gouvernement du Canada. 2, record 5, French, - comportement%20des%20d%C3%A9mons%20HTTP
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-09-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- server daemon
1, record 6, English, server%20daemon
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Socks consists of client library routines and a server daemon. 1, record 6, English, - server%20daemon
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- démon serveur
1, record 6, French, d%C3%A9mon%20serveur
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Socks comprend des programmes clients de bibliothèque et un démon serveur. 1, record 6, French, - d%C3%A9mon%20serveur
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-09-18
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- line printer daemon
1, record 7, English, line%20printer%20daemon
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- LPD 1, record 7, English, LPD
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A Line Printer Daemon (LPD) allows network computers to access printing services on another computer. 1, record 7, English, - line%20printer%20daemon
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- LPD
1, record 7, French, LPD
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le LPD permet à des ordinateurs en réseau d'accéder à des services d'impression sur un autre ordinateur. 1, record 7, French, - LPD
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-09-18
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- socket daemon
1, record 8, English, socket%20daemon
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Socks is a package that replaces the standard socket library and socket daemons. 1, record 8, English, - socket%20daemon
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- démon «socket»
1, record 8, French, d%C3%A9mon%20%C2%ABsocket%C2%BB
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Socks est un progiciel qui remplace la bibliothèque «socket» et les démons «socket» standard. 1, record 8, French, - d%C3%A9mon%20%C2%ABsocket%C2%BB
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1999-01-06
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- internal subject
1, record 9, English, internal%20subject
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- daemon 1, record 9, English, daemon
- service machine 1, record 9, English, service%20machine
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a subject that is not acting as a direct surrogate for a user. A process which is not associated with any user but performs system wide functions such as packet switching, line printer spooling and so on. 1, record 9, English, - internal%20subject
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- sujet interne
1, record 9, French, sujet%20interne
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1997-05-16
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 10, Main entry term, English
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- cron command 1, record 10, English, cron%20command
- clock daemon 1, record 10, English, clock%20daemon
- clock demon 1, record 10, English, clock%20demon
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The cron command starts a process that executes commands at specified dates and times. 1, record 10, English, - cron
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- cron
1, record 10, French, cron
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- commande cron 1, record 10, French, commande%20cron
feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Systèmes Unix. 1, record 10, French, - cron
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1996-08-19
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- File transfer Protocol Daemon
1, record 11, English, File%20transfer%20Protocol%20Daemon
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
- FTPD 1, record 11, English, FTPD
correct
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
daemon: a program, usually on a computer running UNIX, that serves some obscure function (such as routing E-mail to its recipients) and usually has a very limited user interface. 2, record 11, English, - File%20transfer%20Protocol%20Daemon
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- démon FTP
1, record 11, French, d%C3%A9mon%20FTP
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- programme serveur FTP 2, record 11, French, programme%20serveur%20FTP
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Programme serveur FTP. Lorsqu'un tel logiciel fonctionne sur une machine connectée à Internet, il est possible de s'y connecter à l'aide d'un client FTP afin d'effectuer un transfert de fichiers. 2, record 11, French, - d%C3%A9mon%20FTP
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1996-08-19
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol Daemon
1, record 12, English, Hypertext%20Transfer%20Protocol%20Daemon
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
- HTTPD 1, record 12, English, HTTPD
correct
- CERN httpd 2, record 12, English, CERN%20httpd
correct
- NCSA httpd 2, record 12, English, NCSA%20httpd
correct
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Web server, originally developed at the Swiss Center for Particle Research (CERN) and originally called CERN httpd. Subsequently, httpd was developed independently at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) for UNIX systems. 2, record 12, English, - Hypertext%20Transfer%20Protocol%20Daemon
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The NCSA http introduced forms, clickable imagemaps, authentication, and key word searches. An adaptation of the program for Microsoft Windows 95, called Windows http, is available. 2, record 12, English, - Hypertext%20Transfer%20Protocol%20Daemon
Record 12, Key term(s)
- Windows http
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- démon HTTP
1, record 12, French, d%C3%A9mon%20HTTP
proposal, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
- HTTPD 2, record 12, French, HTTPD
correct
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Logiciel serveur WWW capable de recevoir les requêtes des clients WWW formulées selon le protocole HTTP. 2, record 12, French, - d%C3%A9mon%20HTTP
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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