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Master tells slave what to do, slave does it. Male connector plugs into female connector. Server serves clients requests. (Un)Surprisingly descriptive. I guess I'm just not PC enough to look for less descriptive alternatives to please PC people.

Replace the term "PC" with "respectful and kind to others" and your statement sounds pretty accurate.

You do realize that subject of this discussion is software and hardware right? Should I hold funerals every time I delete some code too? No, that's ridiculous. SW/HW isn't human. Hence ad absurdum argument.

You do realize the subject of this discussion is treating people with respect, right? Get lost.

no, the subject is you finding something to gripe about. a hardware term is not indicative of racism. you are absurd

The tweet was in response to multiple Black colleagues and engineer friends saying it made them uncomfortable. Why not choose other words that express the same concept but don't make people feel that way?

Seriously? Welcome to the WORLD. It is a fucking uncomfortable place. Slavery existed. It still fucking exists. the computer or phone you type one was most likely made by a fucking slave. but the word "slavery" makes them uncomfortable? grow the fuck up.

Stop tweeting @ me.

Very funny madam, Do you want the actual explanation or are you, given your crying faces twitter background, just wanting to upset people because you enjoy doing such things?

What?

Which part didn't you understand?

Your tweet.

You responded as though I don't know what master and slave mean in a technology context, and as though I raised the topic because I enjoy upsetting people. Neither is true. Quite the opposite, in fact.

And the "very funny" part of your comment indicates that you perhaps thought I was raising it as a joke?

You did not exactly go out of your way to make your motivation and/or implication, clear. If you do know what the terminology means in context and do not intend to be funny, then I fail to see your point at all. Explain?

I think I made it quite clear. The terms are harmful, there are viable alternatives, and the fact that they're still used is an indication of inclusivity work left to do.

The master/slave relationship is not primary/secondary, client/server, host/parasite, requester/responder, controller/device etc. though. It's an accurate term when one component has no alternative but to do what the other tells it to.

Stop tweeting @ me please.

No. Just mute me and move on. That way, people more willing than you to engage in debate still can.