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by antongribok 3347 days ago
While following this thread I found your comment initially jarring, because in my mind I was thinking of the ATA protocol and not databases. And it appears that neither are good examples.

Perhaps not the best reference, but this Wikipedia page provides some examples as well as some info on the appropriateness of use that I found interesting:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master/slave_(technology)