There is no "slave" in Git, but the term "master", like many things in Git, is taken from BitKeeper, which did have a "slave". Or so I've read, for example here

There is no "slave" in Git, but the term "master", like many things in Git, is taken from BitKeeper, which did have a "slave". Or so I've read, for example here: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/474419/does-the-term-master-in-git-the-vc-system-refer-to-slavery https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/474419/does-the-...