For linguists, "Creole" simply means a language that has developed from a pidgin, and has become more widely used and more complex. In Linguistics, "Creole" is a technical term for a type of language it is not connected to the ethnic, racial, or cultural designation as used by some people. If the pidgin develops more complex linguistic structures and vocabulary, and is used in a wider range of communicative contexts, then it is then called a "Creole". They are based largely on a context-bound interpretation of words. Generally speaking, pidgins have very simple grammars. Sometimes, the native languages of the various speakers influence the shape of the grammatical structure of the new pidgin. But the grammar of that dominant language is usually ignored. Usually, a single dominant language contributes most of the vocabulary of the pidgin we call this the "lexifier" language, since it provides the "lexicon" of the new language.
Slaves were often deliberately forced to work in mixed groups of people who spoken different African languages, in order to prevent them from communicating effectively with one another (and so preventing revolts).
Another setting in which pidgins have developed was slavery. They include trade, where traders from different nations have occasional contact with one another and need just a basic form of communication. Pidgins developed in a variety of situations. When people who speak different languages and do not share any common language come into contact in a certain area, they sometimes create a very simplified language for the purpose of very basic communication.
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