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NetBackup™ Backup Planning and Performance Tuning Guide

Changes in Veritas terminology

To modernize our terminology, Veritas has begun to replace certain outdated terms with more current terms.

Note:

As Veritas 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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