Chapter 5. D
- DA n.
See desk accessory n..
- DAC n.
- DACL n.
- daemon n.
A program associated with UNIX systems that performs a housekeeping or maintenance utility function without being called by the user. A daemon sits in the background and is activated only when needed, for example, to correct an error from which another program cannot recover.
- daisy chain1 n.
A set of devices connected in series. In order to eliminate conflicting requests to use the channel (bus) to which all the devices are connected, each device is given a different priority. SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) and the newer USB (Universal Serial Bus) both support daisy-chained devices. See also SCSI n., ...
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