On Sun, Jan 29, 2023 at 06:00:51AM +0100, Guillem Jover wrote: > I've been pondering about other options, and I think the concept that > seems to describe best the relationship is akin a planet and its moon > or satellite orbiting around it and being pulled along. But satellite > seems too long and unrelated as a direct term. > > (Primary/secondary do not seem to represent this well, and I have an > aversion to the leader/follower pair and they don't seem to fit well > here anyway.)
If I understand the terminology requirements correctly, then the situation is that a person selects one "docking port"[1] (choice among alternatives), and with that selection made, multiple corresponding "latches" (symlinks) are aligned to the selection. A similar -- albeit perhaps less standardized -- analogy could be electrical plugs and sockets (where multiple pins are aligned to match a selected wall socket). (apologies for the lack of message-id in my reply here; this is the second time I've apologized for replying without one to list(s) that I'm not subscribed to.. so I should figure out a way to reply in-thread soon) [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Docking_System_Standard
