Replacing "master" and "slave" terminology

[Abels, Marci A [NTK]]

I agree that master/slave is a good description, but, as pointed out here already, it will get in the way of good communication for some of the audience. I have used manager/contributor to describe this relationship.


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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:12:17 -0500
From: "kelly keck" <kelly.keck at imagine-one.com>
Subject: Re: Replacing "master" and "slave" terminology
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Andrew wrote:

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Excerpted from what I wrote the last time this subject came up on the
list...

      Leader     Follower
      Primary    Secondary
      Host       Guest
      Server     Client
      First      Second
      Central    Peripheral
      Major      Minor
      Principal  Additional
      Main       Subsidiary
      Superior   Subordinate
      Husband    Wife
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