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If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology's problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world -5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Did you know that most people are not developers, and for many other use cases "master" does in fact imply control?

Edit: I guess not

[–] febra@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

We're talking about computing here. At least the post does. I guess you could be a QA engineer or something else, but this discussion is mostly a thing with developers.