Editing Master

{{Wiktionary|Master|master|masterful|masters|mastership}}
'''Master''', '''master's''' or '''masters''' may refer to:

{{TOC right}}

==Ranks or titles==
In '''education''':
*[[Master (college)]], head of a college
*[[Master's degree]], a postgraduate or sometimes undergraduate degree in the specified discipline
*[[Schoolmaster]] or master, presiding officer of a school

In '''military''':
*[[Master (naval)]], a former naval rank
*[[Master mariner]], a licensed mariner who is qualified to be a sea captain in the merchant marine
*Master or shipmaster, the [[sea captain]] of a merchant vessel
*[[Master-at-arms]], a naval police officer, often addressed as "Master" in the Royal Navy

In '''orders and organizations''':
*[[Master craftsman]], in the Medieval guilds

In '''other''':
*[[Master (form of address)]], an English honorific for boys and young men
*[[Master (judiciary)]], a judicial official in the courts of common law jurisdictions
*[[Master (Peerage of Scotland)]], the male heir-apparent or heir-presumptive to a title in the Peerage of Scotland
*[[Master of ceremonies]], or MC (emcee), the host of an official public or private staged event or other performance
*[[Maestro]], an orchestral conductor, or the master within some other musical discipline
*[[Old Master]], a term for a recognized Western painter active before circa 1800
*[[Station master]], formerly the person in charge of railway stations
*[[Slave master]], an owner of victims of slavery

==Aircraft and vehicles==
*[[Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master]], an Italian military transonic trainer aircraft
*[[Miles Master]], a British 2-seat training aircraft during the Second World War
*[[Renault Master]], a van

==Arts, entertainment, and media==
===Fictional characters===
*[[Master (Manos)|Master (''Manos'')]], the head villain in the horror movie ''Manos: The Hands of Fate''
*[[Masters (The Tripods)|Masters (''The Tripods'')]], a fictional race of beings in John Christopher's ''The Tripods'' trilogy
*[[Master (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Master (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'')]], a recurring villain in the fantasy television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''
*[[Master (Master and Margarita)|Master (''Master and Margarita'')]], a character from the Mikhail Bulgakov novel
*[[The Master (Doctor Who)|The Master (''Doctor Who'')]], a recurring villain in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''
**[[The Master (The Doctor Who Role Playing Game)|''The Master'' (The Doctor Who Role Playing Game)]], a supplement  for ''The Doctor Who Role-playing Game'' about The Doctor's nemesis
*[[The Master (Fallout)|The Master (''Fallout'')]], a character in the 1997 video game ''Fallout''
*The Master, a nickname for [[Ancient One]] (Marvel Comics)
*The Master, the player's character in the Nintendo game series ''[[ActRaiser]]''
*The Master, an optional three-time boss Toad Sensei in ''[[Paper Mario]]''
*The Master, a title character in the novel ''[[The Master and Margarita]]''
*The Master, the main (and mostly absent) villain from ''[[Villains in Power Rangers: Mystic Force|Power Rangers Mystic Force]]''
*The Master, a character from the Adult Swim television series ''[[The Venture Bros.]]''
*The Master, character in the manga series ''[[The Master (Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!)|Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!]]''

=== Films ===
*[[Master (1997 film)|''Master'' (1997 film)]], an Indian Telugu-language film
*[[Master (2016 film)|''Master'' (2016 film)]], a South Korean film
*[[Master (2021 film)|''Master'' (2021 film)]], an Indian Tamil-language film
*[[Master (2022 film)|''Master'' (2022 film)]], an American film
*[[The Master (1980 film)|''The Master'' (1980 film)]], a Hong Kong film
*[[The Master (1992 film)|''The Master'' (1992 film)]], a Hong Kong film
*[[The Master (2005 film)|''The Master'' (2005 film)]], a Polish film
*[[The Master (2009 film)|''The Master'' (2009 film)]], a Turkish film
*[[The Master (2012 film)|''The Master'' (2012 film)]], an American film
*[[The Master (2015 film)|''The Master'' (2015 film)]], a Chinese film
*[[The Master (2016 film)|''The Master'' (2016 film)]], an animated Lego short
*[[Masters (film)|''Masters'' (film)]], a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language film

===Literature===
* [[The Master (novel)|''The Master'' (novel)]], a 2004 novel by Colm Tóibín
* [[The Masters (novel)|''The Masters'' (novel)]], a 1951 novel in the ''Strangers and Brothers'' sequence by C. P. Snow
* ''[[The Master: An Adventure Story]]'', a 1957 science fiction novel for children by T. H. White
* ''[[The Master of Go]]'', a 1951 novel by Yasunari Kawabata
* ''The Master'', an 1895 best-selling novel by [[Israel Zangwill]]
* ''The Master'', a 2021 biography of Roger Federer by [[Christopher Clarey]]

===Music and audio===

* [[Mastering (audio)]], a process resulting in a master recording, also known as a master, master copy, or master tape
* Musicians and bands
** [[Master (American band)]], a Czech-American death metal band
*** ''Master'', their 1990 album
** [[Master (Russian band)]], a Russian thrash metal band
*** ''Master'', their 1987 album
** [[Bojan Adamič]] (1912–1995), known as Master, Slovene composer of jazz, song festival and film music
* Albums (by date)
** [[The Master (1961–1984)|''The Master'' (1961–1984)]], a box set album by Marvin Gaye
** [[The Master (Pepper Adams album)|''The Master...'' (Pepper Adams album)]] (1980)
** [[The Master (Stan Getz album)|''The Master'' (Stan Getz album)]], recorded 1975, released 1982
** [[The Master (Jimmy Raney album)|''The Master'' (Jimmy Raney album)]] (1983)
** ''The Masters'', a 1998 compilation album by [[The Stranglers]]
** [[The Master (Rakim album)|''The Master'' (Rakim album)]] (1999)
** ''Master'', a popular designation for [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs (EP)|''Yeah Yeah Yeahs'' (EP)]], a 2001 record by ''Yeah Yeah Yeahs''
** ''The Master'', a 2010 box set by [[Ravi Shankar]]
* Songs
** ''Master Song'', a song on the album ''[[Songs of Leonard Cohen]]''
* Audio dramas
** [[Master (audio drama)|''Master'' (audio drama)]], in the ''Doctor Who'' series (2003)
* Film soundtracks
** [[Master (soundtrack)|''Master'' (soundtrack)]], 2020 soundtrack album to the 2021 Tamil-language film ''Master''
** [[Master (score)|''Master'' (score)]], 2021 film score to the 2021 Tamil-language film ''Master''

===Television===
*[[The Master (American TV series)|''The Master'' (American TV series)]], a 1984 American television series starring Lee Van Cleef that aired on NBC
*[[The Master (Australian game show)|''The Master'' (Australian game show)]], a 2006 Australian quiz show that aired on Seven Network
*[[The Master (Indonesian TV series)|''The Master'' (Indonesian TV series)]], a 2009 Indonesian magic show television series

==People==
* The Master (born 1970), [[Masami Hirosaka]], Japanese radio-controlled racer
* The Master (1937-2010), ring name of [[King Curtis Iaukea]], wrestler
* The Master (born 1954), nickname of  Vietnamese-American poker player [[Men Nguyen]]
*[[Masters (surname)]]

==Places==
*[[Master, Iran]], a village in Markazi Province, Iran
*[[Masters, Colorado]], USA; a ghost town in the United States

==Schools==
*[[Master's Academy & College]], Canadian school in Calgary, Alberta
*[[Masters School]], an American independent school in New York
* Master's Degree, a type of post-graduate education received at a [[graduate school]], for obtaining Cycle II Tertiary Education

==Sport==
*[[Masters Tournament]], known as The Masters, one of the four men's golf major championships
*[[ATP World Tour Finals]], the season-ending tournament on the ATP tour known in the past as The Masters (derived from 'Masters Grand Prix' and subsequently 'Tennis Masters Cup')

===Other sports===
*[[Senior sport]], a competition age classification used by many sports for older athletes
**[[Masters athletics]], competition in the sport of athletics by older athletes
**[[Masters cycling]], competition in cycling by older athletes
**[[Masters Football]], six-a-side indoor football competition in UK for older athletes
**[[Masters Rugby League]], a derivative of rugby league for semi-retired and non-competitive players and officials
**[[Masters swimming]], competition in swimming by older athletes
*[[Masters (curling)]], an annual Grand Slam of Curling event
*[[Masters Cup (disc golf)]], an annual event on the disc golf PDGA tour
*[[PDC World Masters]], a darts tournament in the Professional Darts Corporation
*[[Masters (snooker)]], professional invitational snooker tournament
*[[USBC Masters]], professional ten-pin bowling tournament
*[[World Masters (darts)]], professional darts tournament

==Other uses==
*[[MASTER]], a Russian network of telescopes 
*[[Master (software)]], pseudonym AlphaGo, artificial intelligence Computer Go program
*[[Master Lock]], a brand of padlock
*[[Master recordings]], the original of a visual or sound recording
*[[Master/slave (BDSM)]], consensual role-playing in a sexual relationship
*[[Master–slave (technology)]], a model of communication
*[[Masters Home Improvement]], a former Australian hardware retailer
*[[Master System]], an 8-bit cartridge-based video game console

==See also==
{{canned search|master}}
*[[Grandmaster (disambiguation)]]
*[[Maestro (disambiguation)]]
*[[Master/Slave (disambiguation)]]
*[[Master of the Universe (disambiguation)]]
*[[Meister (surname)]]
*[[Metal Master (disambiguation)]]
*[[Miss (disambiguation)]]
*[[Mister (disambiguation)]]
*[[Mistress (disambiguation)]]
* {{intitle|master|plural=yes}}
* {{intitle|the master}}
* {{lookfrom|The Master}}
* {{lookfrom|Master}}
*[[Marsters (surname)]]
*[[Standard (metrology)]], a master reference for measurements

{{Disambiguation}}