Demo vs Demon - What's the difference?
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A demonstration or visual explanation.
A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully.
an example of a product used for demonstration and then sold at a discount
a march or gathering to make a political protest
(computing) An edition of limited functionality to give the user an example of how the program works.
(computing, demoscene) a non-interactive audiovisual computer program developed by enthusiasts to demonstrate the capabilities of the machine (see demoscene)
* 2007 , Game Face (issues 21-25)
* 2008 , Tamás Polgár, Freax: the brief history of the demoscene: Volume 1
Democrat.
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Demolition.
To record a demo version of a song, usually not intended for commercial release.
To demonstrate.
' a Greek or Roman godling' )
* daimon (''typically only used in the sense of ' inner spirit' or ' personal guardian' )
An evil spirit.
A fallen angel or Satanic divinity; a false god.
One’s inner spirit or genius, a daimon.
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A genius, a lar, the protective spirit or godling of a place, household, or individual.
A foible; a flaw in a person’s character.
Someone of remarkable or diabolical energy or ability.
(figurative) Anything with malevolent effects.
As nouns the difference between demo and demon
is that demo is while demon is demon.demo
English
Noun
(en noun)- After hearing the demo the record label approved funding to record the song with a full band.
- Though the idea of procedural textures has been around for years, they have primarily been exploited by the demo scene, made famous by impressive demos like kkrieger, and haven't hit it big in the game industry yet
- A very successful PC demo from 1993, Second Reality from Future Crew
Verb
(en verb)- The band demoed thirty songs. Their manager thought that ten of the songs would make a good record.
Anagrams
* ----demon
English
(wikipedia demon)Alternative forms
* daemon, (typically only used today for the sense ofNoun
(en noun)- The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.
- He’s a demon at the card tables.
- the demon drink