mas|ter|slave

mas|ter|slave
mas|ter|slave «MAS tuhr SLAYV, MAHS-», adjective.
of or having to do with a system in which a master machine controls the actions of one or more duplicates of the original: »

He operates a masterslave manipulator to extract radioactive material from a capsule with tweezers (Science News Letter).


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  • Master-Slave-System — Mas|ter Slave Sys|tem [ mɑ:stə sleiv...] das; s <zu engl. slave »Sklave«> Aufgabenteilung in Rechnersystemen, bei der einem größeren Rechner mindestens ein kleinerer, zuverlässig arbeitender Rechner zugeteilt wird (EDV) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • master — mas•ter [[t]ˈmæs tər, ˈmɑ stər[/t]] n. 1) a person with the ability or power to control: master of one s fate[/ex] 2) an owner of a slave or animal 3) an employer, esp. of servants 4) the male head of a household 5) a person preeminent in a… …   From formal English to slang

  • Master — Mas|ter 〈m. 3〉 1. 〈in Engl. u. den USA; veraltet〉 Anrede für Knaben u. junge Männer, in Verbindung mit dem Vornamen 2. Inhaber eines akademischen Grades, Magister, z. B. Master of Arts 3. 〈Jägerspr.〉 Leiter einer Parforcejagd 4. Originalkopie… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Master — Mas|ter der; s, <aus gleichbed. engl. master, dies über altfr. maistre aus lat. magister »Vorsteher, Meister«>: 1. engl. Anrede für junger Herr. 2. in den Vereinigten Staaten u. in England akademischer Grad; Master of Arts: engl. u. amerik …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …   English syllables

  • captain — Master Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Little masters — Master Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Master — Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude}, {Major},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Master in chancery — Master Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Master joint — Master Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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