RE: Replacing "master" and "slave" terminology

[Yves Jeaurond <jingting -at- rogers -dot- com>]

Please tell the engineer that, as in most things this side of a PC,
  virtual slaves and masters are not actual slaves and masters.
   
  For more ideas, there's _Upstairs, Downstairs_---the British TV show... :-)
or king & subject, lord & serf, knight & knave...
   
  And finally, is he upset by "user" because of the drug trade?
   
  Regards,
   
  YJ

Paul Hanson 
a écrit :
   
  This discussion came up recently around here. The designer of some new functionality in our system replaced "master/slave" with "parent/child." No objections so far have come to my attention. That said, if master/slave is suitable for your audience, use that phrase.

Paul Hanson
Technical Writer
RoboHelp ACE - http://www.adobe.com/support/forums/team_macromedia/robohelp.html
Quintrex Data Systems http://www.quintrex.com
email: phanson at quintrex.com
Now blogging @ http://prhmusic.blogspot.com


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