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-----Original Message-----
From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gene Wirchenko
Sent: 11 December 2015 21:40
To: ProFox Email List <[email protected]>
Subject: Alternatives to Master and Slave Terminology

Dear Vixens and Reynards:

      My boss just dropped an interesting one on me.  I use the terms "master" 
and "slave" in my app.  He asked me to not use "slave" with anyone else, 
presumably because of someone taking it wrong.  I said that I would see if I 
could come up with something.

      So what can I use for alternatives?  I have Web-searched to see what 
others are doing and did not find anything that would fit for my second case.

      I use "master" and "slave" in two senses.

   1) We have the Master Station from which the high-level functionality of the 
system is done.  We have various Slave Stations which are used mainly for DE.  
The Master Station is also used for DE.

      I have come up with "master" and "satellite".  Reasonable?

   2) The second one is puzzling me.  I have forms with an (often) key portion 
(master) and a non-key portion (slave).  "key" and "non-key" are awkward and do 
not communicate well to a non-IT person.  "parent" and "child" is not accurate. 
 What do you suggest?

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko


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