Master–slave or master/slave may refer to: *

Master/slave (technology) Master/slave is a model of asymmetric communication or control where one device or process (the "master") controls one or more other devices or processes (the "slaves") and serves as their communication hub. In some systems, a master is selected ...

, a model of communication between two devices in computing *

Master–slave dialectic Master–slave or master/slave may refer to: * Master/slave (technology) Master/slave is a model of asymmetric communication or control where one device or process (the "master") controls one or more other devices or processes (the "slaves") ...

, a concept in Hegelian philosophy *

Master–slave morality Master–slave morality (german: Herren- und Sklavenmoral) is a central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche's works, particularly in the first essay of his book ''On the Genealogy of Morality''. Nietzsche argues that there are two fundamental types of mo ...

, a central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche's works *

Master/slave (BDSM) In BDSM, Master/slave, M/s or sexual slavery is a relationship in which one individual serves another in a consensual authority-exchange structured relationship. Unlike Dominant/submissive structures found in BDSM in which love is often the co ...

, a type of consensual relationship of dominance and submission *

Letter 47 (Seneca) Seneca the Younger's Letter 47 of his ''Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium'', sometimes known as ''On Master and Slave'' or ''On Slavery'', is an essayistic look at dehumanization in the context of slavery in ancient Rome. It was a criticism of aspects ...

, also known as ''On Master and Slave'' *"Master/Slave", a hidden track by the alternative rock band Pearl Jam on the album '' Ten''

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