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Is “slave” an industry term of art? Certainly most people are familiar with the concept of a “master copy” - keys, documents, etc. but computer networking is th
by elliekelly 6y ago
Is “slave” an industry term of art? Certainly most people are familiar with the concept of a “master copy” - keys, documents, etc. but computer networking is the only time I’ve ever encountered the word “slave” thrown around so cavalierly.
- nkurz 6y agoYes, both "master" and "slave" have been used as a pair for a long time in a number of different technical fields to describe relationships between devices. Instead of computer networking, the linked article is on a site that focuses on music technology (https://cdm.link https://cdm.link). If you search (for example) [midi "slave"] you'll come up with a lot of hits using "slave" in a technical sense for electronic music. Here's a nice example page from that search, that goes farther to distinguish (technically and without irony) two different types of masters and slaves: https://steinberg.help/cubase_pro_artist/v10/en/cubase_nuendo/topics/synchronization/synchronization_master_and_slave_c.html https://steinberg.help/cubase_pro_artist/v10/en/cubase_nuend....
- Nasrudith 6y agoMaster and slave cylinders also exist for break cylinders and guess what computer hardrives were largely historically before flash? Rotating cylinders of some sort even if the memory was tape. That are literally "driven" by the master. Having no motive of their own only driven by the master. It is a tasteless pun metaphor at worst.