Offensive Terms in Computing

Now the organization is tackling an even thornier issue: getting rid of computer engineering terms that evoke racist history, like “master” and “slave” and “whitelist” and “blacklist.” - ‘Master,’ ‘Slave’ and the Fight Over Offensive Terms in Computing

интересно, когда они доберутся до male & female connectors. wow, я прямо таки кремлевский гениальный провидец: VMware to stop describing hardware as ‘male’ and ‘female’ in new terminology guide:

VMware has joined the ranks of companies issuing style guides that remove discriminatory language – though it went further than some of its peers by addressing gendered terms for hardware and virtualization-specific language.