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主從

简主从 · 繁主從

Mandarin · pinyin zhǔ cóng

master-slave (computing)
client-server (computing)
primary and secondary

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主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through

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3–2 · zhu3 cong2

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noun

(often attributive) master and slave; principal and subordinate; (computing) client and server

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