Re: Speaking of Improper Terminology

["Nina L. Panzica" <panin -at- MINDSPRING -dot- COM>]

I couldn't resist jumping feet first into this one, given my company name.

So this master-slave thing repeats itself on TECHWR-L every few months,
does it? All I wonder is just what is this saying about our collective
unconscious? ;)

At 03:47 PM 9/17/97 -0400, Chris Thiessen wrote:
>Would "dominant" and "submissive" be better?
>

Well, I'm dubious, but let's see what this does for me:

"Dominantpiece Media"

Oh, no! Too clunky, not to mention confusingly vainglorious. (Although,
come to think of it, the latter trait might not be such a bad thing to
associate with one's company.)

Here, I've got a better solution. For a "cutting edge" (ahem!) substitute
master-slave term-set for all technical writers to use, I hereby nominate:

"Facilitator" and "actuator"

Nina P.
Facilitatorpiece Media (yeah, that's the ticket)
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