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  3. New features, enhancements, and changes
  4. NetBackup 11.1 new features, changes, and enhancements
  5. Changes in Cohesity terminology
NetBackup™ Release Notes

Changes in Cohesity terminology

To modernize our terminology, Cohesity has begun to replace certain outdated terms with more current terms.

Note:

As Cohesity continues to update its terminology, the deprecated terms and the new terms may be used interchangeably.

Deprecated term

New term

Master

Primary

Slave

Secondary or media server

Whitelist or white list

Allowed list

Blacklist or black list

Blocked list

White hat

Ethical

Black hat

Unethical

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