So here's a question, particularly for POCs. Is "master" a problematic word when not juxtaposed with "slave"? My guess is not, because the word has a much broader meaning in English, but I'd like to hear your thoughts.
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The other question is, what words would be preferable to "slave" if you are referring to a portion of the system that is under complete control of another and has no agency of its own? It seems like almost any term would have been used to refer to a person in the same position.
Those are actually pretty rare in my experience, but "agent" itself seems like it would work.
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To me, "agent" implies the exact opposite power dynamic - an agent of X has the authority to act as a substitute for X, but generally has a fair bit of discretion in doing so.
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As opposed to a scenario where Y must do as X commands and has no choice in the matter, which is something that would normally be termed a "slave".
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