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submasters

submasters is the plural of submaster.

Meaning of submaster

Noun

submaster (plural submasters)

  1. (attributive, sometimes) A key that can open several locks, but fewer than a master key.
    • In an office, a submaster might open all doors in the accounting department; in an industrial facility, it might open all locks in the loading dock area.2004, Robert Fischer, Introduction to Security, page 175
  2. A copy of a master copy of a recording, generally kept for archival purposes.
    • Unlike cue or group information, submasters usually actively exist and don't need to be created. Methods for recording channel information into different submasters may vary between consoles.2013, Steven Shelley, A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, page 336
  3. (historical) A secondary or subsidiary schoolmaster.
    • Masters […] Submasters […] Teacher of French […] Teacher of drawing1914, National Vocational Guidance Association. Meeting, Vocational Guidance: Papers Presented at the Organization..., page 252

Questions about submasters

What is submasters the plural of?
Submasters is the plural of submaster.

Words near submasters in the dictionary

  1. submartingales
  2. submass
  3. submasses
  4. submassive
  5. submaster
  6. submasters
  7. submatch
  8. submatches
  9. submatrices
  10. submatrix
  11. submatrixes

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