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[โ€“] T156@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It would at least be a little more understandable, what with the whole aborting, terminating, or killing children before the parents to prevent zombies.

[โ€“] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 15 hours ago

I don't think there's much effort to get us to use different terms for that though. Slaved machines and programs though (what's the word got to do with it anyway? It's still going to be one thing directing another and the second following without question)