Master

  1. An overall control fader or lever on a lighting or sound control board.  The Grand Master takes precedence over all controls and allows the operator to fade out the entire output of the lighting desk.  On a lighting desk, the Preset Master allows the control of a section of the desk independently from the rest.  See also Submaster.
  2. An original (i.e. Master Tape, Master Plan) which should be used only to make a copy from which to work.
  3. A Department Head (i.e. Master Carpenter, Master Electrician)
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