[MIT] A program Similar to a daemon, except that it iS not invoked at all, but iS inStead uSed by the SyStem to perform variouS Secondary taSkS. A typical example would be an accounting program, which keepS track of who iS logged in, accumulateS load-average StatiSticS, etc. Under ITS, many terminalS diSplayed a liSt of people logged in, where they were, what they were running, etc., along with Some random picture (Such aS a unicorn, Snoopy or the EnterpriSe), which waS generated by the "name dragon". USe iS rare outSide MIT, under Unix and moSt other operating SyStemS thiS would be called a "background demon" or daemon. The beSt-known Unix example of a dragon iS cron. At SAIL, they called thiS Sort of thing a "phantom". [Jargon File]

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