master copy

master copy
{n.} 1. A perfect text to which all copies are made to conform; a corrected version used as a standard by printers. * /The master copy must be right, because if it isn't, the mistakes in it will be repeated all through the edition./ 2. A stencil from which other copies are made. * /Mr. Brown told his secretary to save the master copy so that they could run off more copies whenever they needed them./ * /The master copy was too light so many of the copies didn't come out clear./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • master\ copy — noun 1. A perfect text to which all copies are made to conform; a corrected version used as a standard by printers. The master copy must be right, because if it isn t, the mistakes in it will be repeated all through the edition. 2. A stencil from …   Словарь американских идиом

  • master copy — noun an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made • Syn: ↑master, ↑original • Derivationally related forms: ↑original (for: ↑original) • …   Useful english dictionary

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  • master — [ mastɶr; mastɛr ] n. m. • 1986; mot angl. , de master copy « document original » ♦ Anglic. Original à partir duquel on réalise des copies (d un enregistrement). ⊗ HOM. Mastère. ● master nom masculin Synonyme de interpositif. ● master (homonymes) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • master — ► NOUN 1) a man in a position of authority, control, or ownership. 2) a skilled practitioner of a particular art or activity. 3) the head of a college or school. 4) chiefly Brit. a male schoolteacher. 5) a person who holds a second or further… …   English terms dictionary

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  • master — mas|ter1 [ˈma:stə US ˈmæstər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(skilled person)¦ 2 be a past master (at something) 3¦(man with authority)¦ 4 be your own master 5 be master of your own fate/destiny 6¦(original)¦ 7 Master of Arts/Science/Education etc 8¦(teacher)¦… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • master — [[t]mɑ͟ːstə(r), mæ̱s [/t]] ♦♦ masters, mastering, mastered 1) N COUNT A servant s master is the man that he or she works for. My master ordered me not to deliver the message except in private... In 1777 several northern states encouraged white… …   English dictionary

  • copy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 document/work of art ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, faithful, good ▪ cheap, crude, poor ▪ It was not the original painting, but a crude copy …   Collocations dictionary

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