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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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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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[–] s38b35M5 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Primary/secondary?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That doesn't make sense depending on the context. New I2C standard switched to controller/target for example. This conveys that one device is controlling the other devices.

[–] s38b35M5 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My suggestion doesn't make sense in the classic PATA sense either, since there were potentially several "slave" devices, but they weren't slaves so much as dependent on the "master."

[–] Sinthesis 2 points 3 months ago

Parent/child(ren)(s)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

i saw main/clone for storage once

[–] KeepFlying 10 points 3 months ago

I have my primary, and my secondary, and my secondary secondary.

Leader/follower works though.