マスター

noun

owner; manager; barkeeper

Often refers to the proprietor or familiar male manager of a bar, cafe, or small shop; バーのマスター and 喫茶店のマスター are common collocations.

• バーのマスターが常じょう連れんに声こえをかけた。

  The bar owner called out to a regular customer.

noun

leader; chief; head

A role name for someone who heads or manages a group, especially in compounds or settings influenced by English, games, or organizations.

• ギルドのマスターが新あたらしい規き則そくを決きめた。

  The guild master decided on new rules.

noun

master's degree; Master of Arts or Science

Academic use corresponding to a master's qualification or title, often in contexts like マスターを取る or names such as Master of Arts/Science.

• 彼かの女じょは海かい外がいの大だい学がくでマスターを取とった。

  She earned a master's degree at a university overseas.

noun

master recording; original recording

Audio, video, or production use for the master copy from which later copies or releases are made.

• 録ろく音おん後ご、エンジニアがアルバムのマスターを作さく成せいした。

  After recording, the engineer created the album master.

noun

master device; controlling unit

Technical use for the device or unit that controls another device; contrasted with スレーブ.

See also: スレーブ

• この装そう置ちをマスターに設せっ定ていし、もう一いち台だいをスレーブにする。

  Set this device as the master and make the other one the slave.

noun

master data; master file; master table

Data-management use for core reference data, often appearing in compounds such as 顧客マスター, 商品マスター, or the shorter technical spelling マスタ.

• 商しょう品ひんマスタを更こう新しんする前まえにバックアップを取とった。

  I made a backup before updating the product master data.