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

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PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

If I had to guess, it’s just the general “white=good black=bad” which itself is likely related to day/night.

But it’s easy to imagine a bouncer at a club with a list of whites allowed in and blacks that aren’t. I don’t think that’s the etymology, but it’s also important to remember that language is alive and words can take on unintended meaning.

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