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Meaning of submaster | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A key that can open several locks, but fewer than a master key.
    attributive, sometimes
  2. A copy of a master copy of a recording, generally kept for archival purposes.
  3. A secondary or subsidiary schoolmaster.
    historical

Examples

“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.”
“Do not point specifically at the executives but find out what the cost estimates are for rekeying a submaster space or the entire facility when one of these keys gets lost […]”
“The use of masters and submasters will enable suites of rooms to be controlled by one key.”
“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.”
“In Edward's absence, Sonny Boy learned to press the discs at Chariot Records. He mastered a process of producing gold-molded submasters that could be played on the phonographs people were now buying for their homes.”
“Masters […] Submasters […] Teacher of French […] Teacher of drawing”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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