itself, MySQL has announced they chose to use "source": https://mysqlhighavailability.com/mysql-terminology-updates/ We can consider updating too, I think it is a more accurate representation of what those servers are (sending original data to, rather than controlling the replicas). On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 10:18 AM Amir Ladsgroup &lt;ladsgroup(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > Sorry for late question. I guess we should deprecate wfWaitForSlaves() and > probably some other methods that still use this logic > > Best > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 11:22 AM Aaron Schulz &lt;aschulz4587(a)gmail.com&gt; > wrote: > > > As of 950cf6016c, the mediawiki/core repo was updated to use DB_REPLICA > > instead of DB_SLAVE, with the old constant left as an alias. This is part > > of a string of commits that cleaned up the mixed use of "replica" and > > "slave" by sticking to the former. Extensions have not been mass > > converted. Please use the new constant in any new code. > > > > The word "replica" is a bit more indicative of a broader range of DB > > setups*, is used by a range of large companies**, and is more neutral in > > connotations. > > > > Drupal and Django made similar updates (even replacing the word > "master"): > > * https://www.drupal.org/node/2275877 > > * https://github.com/django/django/pull/2692/files & > > > > > https://github.com/django/django/commit/beec05686ccc3bee8461f9a5a02c607a023… > > > > itself, > > like "master copy", "master tape" or "master key". This is analogous to a > > master RDBMs database. Even multi-master RDBMs systems tend to have a > > stronger consistency than classic RDBMs slave servers, and present > > themselves as one logical "master" or "authoritative" copy. Even in it's > > personified form, a "master" database can readily be thought of as > > analogous to "controller", "governer", "ruler", lead "officer", or > such.** > > > > * clusters using two-phase commit, galera using certification-based > > replication, multi-master circular replication, ect... > > ** > > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master/slave_(technology)#Appropriateness_of_… > > *** > > > > > http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master?utm_campaign=sd&utm_me… > > > > -- > > -Aaron > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l -- Jaime Crespo <http://wikimedia.org>