master

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master is an archaic term that became a convention with the introduction of git where it had problematic origins, that typically referred to the primary or main branch of a git repository; in the context of IndieWeb there are ongoing efforts to rename the term in various GitHub repositories usually to “main”.

See Also

• Origin from git use: https://github.com/bitkeeper-scm/bitkeeper/blob/master/doc/HOWTO.ask?WT.mc_id=-blog-scottha#L231-L232
• 2020-06-14 ZDNet: GitHub to replace "master" with alternative term to avoid slavery references
• 2020-07-03 CBS: ‘Words Matter’ – Twitter Removing ‘Master,’ ‘Slave’ And ‘Blacklist’ From Code