also: スレイブ · スレイヴ · スレーヴ
slave device; subordinate device
Technical noun for a device, process, or unit controlled by a master. The master/slave terminology is established in some older technical contexts but may be avoided or replaced in newer usage.
See also: マスター
この機器はスレーブとして動作する。
This device operates as a slave unit.
古いIDEでは、ドライブをマスターとスレーブに設定した。
In old IDE systems, drives were set as master and slave.
slave; enslaved person
Loanword-style noun for a person who is a slave. For ordinary historical or social discussion, 奴隷 is the more standard Japanese word; スレイブ can sound like a transliteration or fiction/game wording.
See also: 奴隷
物語の中で、彼は鉱山で働くスレイブだった。
In the story, he was a slave working in the mines.
Please set this drive as the slave device.
This module operates as a slave unit.