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ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 23 days ago

If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?

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If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?

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ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 23 days ago

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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2•22 days ago
Yes PATA IDE was the full old term. Now we have SATA ( SCSI ? or IDE? i dont remember ) .

PATA = Parallel - ATA SATA = Serial - ATA

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