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  • Tue. Nov 5th, 2024

Apple banishes ‘blacklist’ and ‘master branch’ in push for inclusive language

Apple banishes ‘blacklist’ and ‘master branch’ in push for inclusive language
Apple started moving toward language that's more inclusive and less racially charged at its WWDC conference in June.

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


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Apple has actually joined a market pattern toward more inclusive language in its technical domain, changing terms with racial overtones like a “master” branch of a software job or a “blacklist” to explain resources a computer system may be obstructed from accessing.

Apple started making the changes in its own documents and beta software application released last month at its WWDC conference However on Thursday, it began explaining the modifications more straight on its developer site to programmers who

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