Public XSEDE Terminology List.xlsx

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1	The XSEDE Terminology Task Force has compiled a living list of terms relevant to High Performance Computing and deemed inappropriate for use in our organizational areas. It's important to understand why certain terms can be offensive in order to effectively find and replace offensive terms and clarify those that were used appropriately. Some terms should never be used, while others can be appropriate in the right context; in these cases, it helps to use precise language. For each term we describe why it may be offensive, cite source materials in support, categorize the term by type of bias, and provide replacement suggestions. The task force also compiled a list of words that are not likely to be used in High Performance Computing, but can be offensive and should be avoided. You can see that list here.
2	Term	Replacement	Bias	Explanation	Source

3	Abort	cancel, end	Gender Bias	May evoke violent images, religious objections	Harmful ableist language you unknowingly use
4	American	US Resident	Implicit Bias	When we talk about "Americans" in the United States, we're usually just referring to people from the United States. This erases other cultures and depicts the United States as the dominant American country.	Inclusive Language Guide
5	Black Box	opaque box	Implicit Bias	The phrases didn't originate in times of slavery, but the use of "black" to describe things is subconsciously racialized	CNN: Everyday words and phrases that have racist connotations
6	Black Mark	demerit	Implicit Bias	Assigns negative connotations to the color black.The phrase didn't originate in slavery, but the use of black to describe value is subconsiously racialized	Huffington Post
7	Blackball	deny	Implicit Bias	The term implies wrongdoing. If you bear a black mark, you've done something that people hold against you.	CNN: Everyday words and phrases that have racist connotations
8	Blacklist(ed)	disallowed, block list	Implicit Bias	The term implies wrongdoing. If you've been blackballed, you've been banned from joining an organization because of something you've done.	CNN: Everyday words and phrases that have racist connotations
9	Blind Review	anonymous review, redacted review	Disability Bias	May be offensive to those with visual disabilities. When we use metaphors like “blind study,” we unintentionally perpetuate the abnormality and negativity of impairment, furthering an ableist culture.	An End to “Blind Review”
10	Blind Study	anonymous review, redacted review	Disability Bias	May be offensive to those with visual disabilities. When we use metaphors like “blind review,” we unintentionally perpetuate the abnormality and negativity of impairment, furthering an ableist culture.	An End to “Blind Review”
11	Brown Bag	lunch and learn, tech talks	Implicit Bias	In terms of the seemingly innocent brown bag that has been used to pack lunches for decades, the term actually traces back to the “brown paper bag test,” which was traditionally used to judge skin color by certain African-American sororities and fraternities. Wikipedia explains that the color of the paper bag was the center marker of blackness – if your skin tone was darker than the paper bag you would not be let into the party. City leaders usually designate bring-your-own-lunch meetings as brown bag lunch meetings, but have decided that “lunch-and-learn” or “sack lunch” are more appropriate alternatives.	Don’t Call It a ‘Brown Bag Lunch’: Seattle Frowns on Popular Term
12	Chief	Indigenous people/peoples, an individual’s Nation or community, e.g. “Cree”, “Musqueam”, “Mohawk”.	Ethnic Slur	Calling an Indigenous person "chief" is offensive. It's a nickname that reduces a person solely to race.	7 things you should never say to a Native American
13	Dumb	nonsensical, person who cannot speak	Disability Bias	Once widely used to describe a person who could not speak and implied the person was incapable of expressing themselves	Inclusive Language Guide
14	Dummy Value	placeholder value, sample value	Disability Bias	Once widely used to describe a person who could not speak and implied the person was incapable of expressing themselves	Twitter Stops Using Terms 'Master,' 'Slave' and 'Blacklist'
15	First Class Citizens	core feature, top level	Implicit Bias	Socially charged term	Google Developers
16	Flow Master (Kanban)	flow manager	Institutional Racism	Use of master may convey a sense of superiority, and may have negative historical context	Words Matter: Finally, Tech Looks at Removing Exclusionary Language
17	Freshman	first-year	Gender Bias	Reinforces a language that already privileges men	Inclusive Language Guide
18	Gender Biased Terminology	one ..., a person ...,	Gender Bias	Pronouns are an important part of how we identify that deserves to be respected. Assuming someone’s gender can be hurtful, especially to members of our community who are transgender, genderqueer, or non-binary.	Business Insider: What you should know about gender pronouns, how to use them, and why they're important
19	Gender Biased Terminology, pronouns etc	they/them/theirs	Gender Bias	Pronouns are an important part of how we identify that deserves to be respected. Assuming someone’s gender can be hurtful, especially to members of our community who are transgender, genderqueer, or non-binary.	Business Insider: What you should know about gender pronouns, how to use them, and why they're important
20	Grandfathered in	exempt, legacy status	Institutional Racism	Refers to the "grandfather clause" adopted by seven Southern states during the Reconstruction Era. This allowed those states to deny voting rights to blacks	NPR: The Racial History Of The 'Grandfather Clause'
21	Gray Beard	individual's name	Ageism	Older, more experienced IT or cybersecurity personality. One sought after for wisdom born from study and experience over a lifetime.	none
22	Gray Hat Hacker	hacktivist	Ageism	Older, more experienced IT or cybersecurity personality. One sought after for wisdom born from study and experience over a lifetime.	none
23	Guys	folks, people, all, you all, y'all, everyone	Gender Bias	Reinforces a language that already privileges men	Instead Of Saying 'Hey, Guys!' At Work, Try These Gender-Neutral Alternatives
24	Illegal Immigrant/Alien	undocumented immigrant	Ethnic Slur	Saying that a person is illegal dehumanizes them and implies that they are criminals without taking into account their status	Inclusive Language Guide
25	Indian	Indigenous people/peoples, an individual’s Nation or community, e.g. “Cree”, “Musqueam”, “Mohawk”.	Ethnic Slur	The term indian in the US is associated with Columbus, who mistakenly labeled the Indigenous people of the Americas as Indians. It is considered an ethnic slur.	Social Justice Synonyms #12: Indigenous Identity and Terminology
26	Male or Female connectors and fasteners	plug/socket connectors	Gender Bias	References to Gender Bias	The Register
27	Man Hours	person hours, effort hours	Gender Bias	Reinforces a language that already privileges men	Twitter Engineering
28	Master	manager, Primary (OpenMP)	Institutional Racism	References which have historical context regarding oppression of a group of people. Masters controlled those people and made them slaves, unable to exercise free will or be considered human	Washington Post: Opinion: There’s an industry that talks daily about ‘masters’ and ‘slaves.’ It needs to stop.
29	Master / Slave	Use the replacement term that the vendor or provider uses in their documentation	Institutional Racism	References which have historical context regarding oppression of a group of people. Masters controlled those people and made them slaves, unable to exercise free will or be considered human	Washington Post: Opinion: There’s an industry that talks daily about ‘masters’ and ‘slaves.’ It needs to stop.
30	Master Branch	main branch	Institutional Racism	References which have historical context regarding oppression of a group of people. Masters controlled those people and made them slaves, unable to exercise free will or be considered human	Washington Post: Opinion: There’s an industry that talks daily about ‘masters’ and ‘slaves.’ It needs to stop.
31	Minority	Native American, African American, a general term “people of color” when referring to racial or ethnic communities.	Institutional Racism	The term “minority” has come to be seen as a generalized term for “the other.” Also, the use of “minority” implies a “less than” attitude toward the community or communities being discussed. Instead, use either community-specific terms (e.g., “Native American,” “African American,” etc.) or the general term “people of color” when referring to racial or ethnic communities.	Speaking and Writing About Diversity
32	Mob or Mob programming	team, swarm, troop	Ethnic Bias	Mobs originated as hordes of people, most always White, who'd torture and kill Black people. Mob has also been linked to stereotypes regarding Italians.	CNN: Everyday words and phrases that have racist connotations
33	Native	Indigenous people/peoples, an individual’s Nation or community, e.g. “Cree”, “Musqueam”, “Mohawk”.	Ethnic Slur	The use of these words to refer to an Indigenous person today reflects colonial and racist practices, as it invokes images of savagery and barbarism.	Social Justice Synonyms #12: Indigenous Identity and Terminology
34	Native Feature	built in	Ethnic Bias	The use of these words to refer to an Indigenous person today reflects colonial and racist practices, as it invokes images of savagery and barbarism.	https://developers.google.com/style/word-list - native
35	Native Speaker/Non-Native Speaker	English as a primary language, English as a secondary language (ESL)	Ethnic Bias	The use of these words to refer to an Indigenous person today reflects colonial and racist practices, as it invokes images of savagery and barbarism.	https://developers.google.com/style/word-list - native
36	Red Team	cyber offense	Ethnic Bias	The use of color to denote values may be offensive to some ethnic groups.	The Colors Of Cybersecurity
37	Rule of Thumb	standard or general rule	Gender Bias	The rule of thumb was believed to have been derived from English law which allowed a man to beat his wife with a stick so long as it was no thicker than his thumb. While not true, the perception has continued to persist in society.	Inclusive Language Guide
38	Sanity Check	Quick check, Confidence Check, Coherence Check	Disability Bias	May be offensive to those with mental health issues.	Unconscious Bias in Computer Science
39	Scrum Master	agile lead, agile program manager, agile coach, agile team facilitator, scrum coach, scrum teacher, scrum leader, scrum facilitator, scrum custodian	Institutional Racism	References which have historical context regarding oppression of a group of people. Masters controlled those people and made them slaves, unable to exercise free will or be considered human.	Words Matter: Finally, Tech Looks at Removing Exclusionary Language
40	Slave	worker, Secondary (OpenMP)	Institutional Racism	Refers to a person being the legal property of another. This person has no legal rights other than those granted by the master.	Washington Post
41	Submit (Context Dependent)	process	Implicit Bias	The dictionary term means to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others. However, due to some discussions within religious communities, submit can be taken in the context of allowing others to have power over you. Additionally, submission is a topic of discussion within some communities, resulting in a word that may have multiple meanings according to culture.	User Ticket Submission
42	Tarball	tar file, tar archive, tar bundle	Ethnic Bias	The use of the term tarball can have negative connotations to people of color who may be unaware of the acronym associated in computing context.	Politicians should stop using Tar Baby
43	Tone Deaf	unenlightened	Disability Bias	May be offensive to those with hearing difficulties.	medium.com
44	Tribal Knowledge	institutional knowledge	Ethnic Bias	Cultural appropriation and disrespect of signs which carry religious signifcance to Indigenous Americans.	Words and phrases that are offensive to indigenous peoples
45	User (context-dependent)	customer	Implicit Bias	The phrase is criticised for its negative connotations and outdated use, and many argue that is has no place in a modern UX terminology or in broader business language.	UX terminology: Is it time we dropped the term ‘users’?
46	Webmaster, Web Master	web product owner	Institutional Racism	Reference which has historical context regarding oppression of a group of people. Masters controlled those people and made them slaves, unable to exercise free will or be considered human.	none
47	White Hat / Black Hat	ethical actor / bad actor	Implicit Bias	Assigns value connotations based on color. The phrase didn't originate in slavery, but the use of color to describe value is subconsiously racialized.	‘Whitelist,’ ‘Blacklist’: The New Debate Over Security Terminology
48	White Paper	position paper, publication, report	Implicit Bias	Assigns value connotations based on color. The phrase didn't originate in slavery, but the use of color to describe value is subconsiously racialized.	‘Whitelist,’ ‘Blacklist’: The New Debate Over Security Terminology
49	White Team	cyber exercise cell	Implicit Bias	Assigns value connotations based on color. The phrase didn't originate in slavery, but the use of color to describe value is subconsiously racialized.	‘Whitelist,’ ‘Blacklist’: The New Debate Over Security Terminology
50	Whitelist(ed)	allowed	Implicit Bias	Assigns value connotations based on color. The phrase didn't originate in slavery, but the use of color to describe value is subconsiously racialized.	‘Whitelist,’ ‘Blacklist’: The New Debate Over Security Terminology
51	Yellow Team	DevSecOps team	Implicit Bias	Assigns value connotations based on color. The phrase didn't originate in slavery, but the use of color to describe value is subconsiously racialized and may be offensive to an East or Southeast Asian person.	The Colors Of Cybersecurity
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