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

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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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[–] AA5B 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Same here - I’m more interested in a suitable alternative than to argue whether they are justified in their concerns.

I don’t think there’s a single right answer though. This terminology is used in many scenarios, each a little different and each with a potentially different answer

Most git distributions now default to “main” and some variation of branch. It was a trivial change and seems as meaningful.
Jenkins changed from master-slave, to controller-agent (or node). I’m still getting used to it but no big deal.
Many DB or service distributed systems changed from master-slave(s) to primary-replica(s) and that also works