Master

Table of contents

1 Master recording
2 Master craftsman
3 Master's degree
4 The Masters
5 Master unit
6 Slave master
7 Sexual master
8 Master Aircrew
9 Form of address
10 A Martial Arts Rank
11 A Chess Player's Rank
12 A Ship's Captain

Master recording

The Masters golf tournament is one of the most important in golf.

A master is also a mechanical or electronic unit which commands or controls another unit, so that they work in tandem or in parallel. Examples include:

A series of train locomotives is often used in tandem to pull heavy loads, and to ascend and descend steep mountains. The first engine in the front is the master, and the other engines (often completely without a cab with controls for the engineer) are the slaves.
Duplication is often done with several cassette tape or compact disc recorders linked together. Operating the controls on the master triggers the same commands on the slaves, so that recording is done in parallel

In BDSM, a master is a man who takes a dominant role. The feminine equivalent is mistress or dominatrix.

Master is the highest ranking enlisted rank in the Royal Air Force and is specific to Aircrew. It is equivalent to a Warrant Officer, the rank title used for other occupations in the same service.

It has a NATO rank code of OR-9 making it equivalent to a Sergeant Major in US Forces or any other rank with an E-9 pay grade

Master is an old-fashioned title for a young or unmarried man. The title Mister is derived from it. See also Mistress.

In international chess, players are ranked by the FIDE using a comparison of their win-draw-loss record against other ranked players. Master and grandmaster are two such ranks.

The captain of a merchant vessel is also called the master of that ship.