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er master combined with slave sure does, and that's the origin in tech.
by Ar-Curunir 6y ago
er master combined with slave sure does, and that's the origin in tech.
- tester756 6y agoI think it's ok to remind that this problem probably had no place in non-native english speakers minds. Using "master/slave" didn't create any connections to crimes 'n' similar - those were completely neutral terms until this show started.
- Ar-Curunir 6y agoEr because slavery is a fine practice outside the antebellum south? Are you seriously arguing that other kinds of slavery are not problematic?
- salawat 6y agoOrigin in tech is electronics. Master/slave has seen quite a good history of use due to the relationship the master switch has to downstream elements. It's state, determines the state of those that follow. Downstream elements are 'slaved' to the "master's" state, which is a valid, ahistorical description that's been around since my grandparent's time at least. The fact there are folks who can't seperate their own discomfort with certain aspects of American history from technical contexts is not the fields' or practitioners problem.