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zozbot234
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PostgreSQL 14
Whoa, I thought the proper terminology was more like primary/replica. Are we talking Postgres databases or decades-old clunky IDE hard drives?
PlugaruT
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Yeah, I should have used "primary"/"replica", I agree. Somehow this words did not came to my mind. Thanks
slumpr
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Both are valid. Master/slave is an older way of describing how the two are related, but most DBMSes used this terminology up until recently.
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