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スレーブ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

スレーブ

also: スレイブ · スレイヴ · スレーヴ

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Meanings

1

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

この機き器きはスレーブとして動どう作さする。

This device operates as a slave unit.

古ふるいIDEでは、ドライブをマスターとスレーブに設せっ定ていした。

In old IDE systems, drives were set as master and slave.

2

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

物もの語がたりの中なかで、彼かれは鉱こう山ざんで働はたらくスレイブだった。
In the story, he was a slave working in the mines.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉をスレイブに設せっ定ていするto configure a device as the slave (unit)
このドライブをスレイブに設せっ定ていしてください。
Please set this drive as the slave device.
スレイブとして動どう作さするto operate as a slave (device/unit)
このモジュールはスレイブとして動どう作さする。
This module operates as a slave unit.

Related words

奴ど隷れい sense 2
奴隷 is the standard Japanese word for a slave in historical or social contexts, while スレイブ is a katakana loanword that sounds more like fiction, game, or technical jargon.

Opposites

マスターN3sense 1
In master/slave technical terminology, マスター is the controlling device while スレイブ is the subordinate device it controls.

Word family

スレーブドライブ
slave drive

Written forms

スレイブ
Katakana form with frequency/priority; usable for the general loanword sense of 'slave'.
スレーブUsage100%
Practical variant, especially familiar in technical master/slave device terminology.
スレーヴ
Less common variant using ヴ; may appear as a stylistic or closer transliteration spelling.
スレイヴ
Less common variant using ヴ; may appear as a stylistic or closer transliteration spelling.

Etymology

A katakana loanword-style form corresponding to the English gloss 'slave'; no language of origin is specified, so the exact borrowing history is not stated here.