master copy

1. 1.

   an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

   Synonymsmasteroriginal

   Broadercreation

Questions about master copy

What does master copy mean?

master copy means "an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made".

What is another word for master copy?

Close synonyms include master, original. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is master copy a common word?

master copy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.