masterprogram
nounUK /ˈmɑːstəˌprəʊɡræm/
US /ˈmæstərˌproʊɡræm/
A master program is the main plan that tells a computer what to do.
The engineer wrote a master program to control all the robots in the factory.
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2. A main plan that guides a big project or course of study.
The university's master program in biology takes two years to finish.
3. A program that manages or coordinates other smaller programs.
The master program starts each helper program at the right time.
4. A complete set of instructions used as the original for making copies.
Keep the master program safe so we can copy it onto every new machine.