<s>
A	O
super-server	B-Protocol
or	O
sometimes	O
called	O
a	O
service	B-Protocol
dispatcher	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
daemon	B-Operating_System
run	O
generally	O
on	O
Unix-like	B-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
super-server	B-Protocol
starts	O
other	O
servers	O
when	O
needed	O
,	O
normally	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
them	O
checked	O
by	O
a	O
TCP	B-Protocol
wrapper	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
be	O
ideal	O
for	O
workstations	B-Device
used	O
for	O
local	O
web	O
development	O
,	O
client/server	O
development	O
or	O
low-traffic	O
daemons	B-Operating_System
with	O
occasional	O
usage	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
ident	O
and	O
SSH	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creation	O
of	O
an	O
operating	O
system	O
process	O
embodying	O
the	O
sub-daemon	O
is	O
deferred	O
until	O
an	O
incoming	O
connection	O
for	O
the	O
sub-daemon	O
arrives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whether	O
this	O
delay	O
is	O
incurred	O
repeatedly	O
for	O
every	O
incoming	O
connection	O
depends	O
on	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
particular	O
sub-daemon	O
;	O
simple	O
daemons	B-Operating_System
usually	O
require	O
a	O
separate	O
sub-daemon	O
instance	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
a	O
single	O
sub-daemon	O
operating	O
system	O
process	O
can	O
be	O
designed	O
to	O
handle	O
multiple	O
connections	O
,	O
allowing	O
similar	O
performance	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
stand	O
alone	O
"	O
server	B-Application
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
one-off	O
delay	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
sub-daemon	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
