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スレイブ

also: スレーブ · スレーヴ · スレイヴ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

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

noun

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.

Written forms

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.

Similar words

マスター
In technical master/slave terminology, マスター is the controlling side, while スレーブ is the controlled or subordinate side.
奴ど隷れい
The standard Japanese word for a slave or enslaved person; スレイブ is a katakana-style term and is less standard for ordinary historical or social contexts.

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.