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

Master–slave (technology) In engineering, master–slave is a relationship between two systems in which one controls the other. In some cases one master controls just one slave system, but in others there are multiple slave systems controlled by the same master. Sometimes ...

, relationship between devices in which one controls the other * Master–slave dialectic, a concept in Hegelian philosophy *

Master–slave morality Master–slave morality () 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 morality: "master morality" and ...

, 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), also known as ''On Master and Slave'' * "Master/Slave", a hidden track by the alternative rock band Pearl Jam on the album '' Ten'' * ''Master Slave Husband Wife'' (2023), a history of Ellen and William Craft's escape from slavery by Ilyon Woo

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