It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology’s problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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      Icinga2 uses it

      Databses used to and switched to primary secondary

      Code releses use master, develop…

      Its all over software still but transitioning

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        the master branch in git refers to mastering, the same as the term “remastered”, rather than slavery. I prefer main anyways.

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      Nah, industrial communication protocols in the IT industry uses lots of master/slave terminology. E.g. Modbus and Profibus DP comes to mind.