The Burroughs OS (“Master Control Program”) in the 70s had a routine from which all other processes were started. Its name was MotherForker(). It was eventually renamed when HR found out.
Initial release 1961; 59 years ago
Latest release 19.0[1] / June 2019
I wonder who uses it today and for what?
They also have 'Concerns about the terminology' as the next section.
Personnel department perhaps? It's nice and bland.
(It's just a direct translation of the German Personalabteilung.)
A big part of HR is ass covering for the company. And I don't say that (purely) in a negative way: it is good and important for companies to have a structure for you to raise certain complaints independent of your line management.
Just keep in mind that HR's loyalty is to the company. Not to you nor in general your line manager.