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In technology, a device or process that is controlled by another, higher-level device or process (the 'Master').
Bei älteren Festplatten musste man per Jumper einstellen, welche die Master- und welche die Slave-Festplatte ist.
With older hard drives, you had to use a jumper to set which one was the master hard drive and which one was the slave hard drive.
This word is a technical term from technology and IT that was borrowed from English. It refers exclusively to a subordinate, controlled device or process and never to a person.
Die zweite Festplatte ist als Slave konfiguriert.
The second hard drive is configured as a slave.
The word 'Slave' almost always appears together with its counterpart 'der Master' (the master). If you read about a 'Master-Slave-Konfiguration' (master-slave configuration) or a 'Master-Slave-Prinzip' (master-slave principle), this technical meaning is always intended.
Das Master-Gerät sendet die Befehle an alle Slaves im Netzwerk.
The master device sends the commands to all slaves in the network.
In a technical context, 'Slave' is often combined with verbs such as 'einstellen' (to set), 'konfigurieren' (to configure), or 'fungieren' (to function/serve as).
In diesem System fungiert der kleine Sensor als Slave.
In this system, the small sensor functions as a slave.
