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Apple banishes ‘blacklist’ and ‘master branch’ in push for inclusive language – Source CNET Computer News

Apple started moving toward language that's more inclusive and less racially charged at its WWDC conference in June.

Apple started moving toward language that’s more inclusive at its WWDC conference in June.


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Apple has joined an industry trend toward more inclusive language in its technical domain, replacing terms with racial overtones like a “master” branch of a software project or a “blacklist” to describe resources a computer might be blocked from accessing.

Apple started making the changes in its own documentation and beta software released earlier this month at its WWDC conference. But on Thursday, it started describing the changes more directly on its developer website to programmers who might be affected by the change….

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