Just in case, tell your computer not to pay attention to THIS
PC for PCs, wonderful.
So, what alternative names shoud be used, and what other tech terms should be adressed next? suggestions?
Sings cumbaya along the computer
I’m glad somebody has finally brought this to the attention of the SDMB 
You mean this isn’t about that Russle Crowe movie?
I know the term ‘master’ is used a lot in my industry. But I have NEVER herad the term ‘slave’ used.
I can’t believe that anyone would really give two shits about something like this.
More proof that truth is stranger than fiction.
I thought this was about Terminator 3.
Just presently I can’t think of a single topic which has spawned more independent, unrelated threads. And I have yet to come across the topic in my independent web surfing – only on the SDMB.
No offense to the OP, of course. 
You don’t goto slashdot? It is on a lot of other tech related sites.
Holy crap, thrice in one week!
FYI: Don’t kid yourselves, forget Master and Slave. After many years of marriage, sometimes “cable-select” is enough for an argument.
The terms “master” and “slave” are used in the auto industry. Your brakes have what’s called a “master cylinder” most people know that. But hydraulic brakes also have what’s called a “slave cylinder.” The term “slave cylinder” is sometimes replaced with the more PC term “brake cylinder.”
Anyway I always referr to them properly - master and slave. Occasionally I give my slave cylinders a darn good thrashing now and then to keep them in line.
What would the safe word be on those brake cylinders, “clutch?”
[sub]Personally, I thought someone had inside info on Terminator 4, by the thread title.[/sub]
Slave in photography indicates a remotely fired flash or other camera, slaved to the master unit. Some work by sensing light from the main flash, some use radio, but the slave is always triggered by the master, main, or primary. Depends on who says it, I guess.