It also wouldnt be a good fit. - Master / Slave systems are typically locked in. One slave if a database system can only be a copy of one master and cant just

It also wouldnt be a good fit. - Master / Slave systems are typically locked in. One slave if a database system can only be a copy of one master and cant just switch freely between masters. - Leader / Follower is coupled to loosely in my opinion. When i hear leader / follower i'm more thinking of a system where the followers follow the state of the leader (e.g. if the database goes down, the web frontend is shutting down / displaying an static error / ...) [sarcasm] - Parent/child could be offensive to people who cannot have kids or whose kids have died! Have you thought about THEIR feelings aswell? [/sarcasm]