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Terminology: Word list

daniellekirkwood edited this page Feb 7, 2022 · 14 revisions

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Words matter.

There are hurtful terms we should avoid using to ensure we're a safe and inclusive company and product.

From Alternatives
Blacklist Blocklist
He/Him
She/ Her
They/ Them. Use Gender neutral terms always.
Master Main (repositories), Primary (databases)
MD (Man Day) FTE Day (Full-time Employee Day)
Slave Replica or Secondary (databases/hosts)
Whitelist Allowlist

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