master copies
Templates for duplication
Master copies are the original or authoritative versions of documents, recordings, or other works from which duplicates are made.
In publishing and media production, the master copy is the final approved version used to generate all subsequent copies: The master copies of the film reels are stored in a climate-controlled vault.
The term emphasizes both primacy and preservation—losing a master copy means losing the source.
First or inventive
- authenticVerified as original
- genuineTruly what it claims
- pristinePure and untouched
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
definitive · source · primary · official · certified · verified · legitimate · unaltered
Preset pattern for reproduction
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
standard · benchmark · paradigm · ideal · guide · pattern · specimen · style guide
Copying or procreation
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
reprint · clone · duplicate · carbon copy · photocopy · scan · digitization · backup
original
First or inventive
authoritative · definitive · source · primary · official · certified · verified · legitimate · unaltered · archival
template
Preset pattern for reproduction
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
model · standard · benchmark · paradigm · ideal · guide · pattern · specimen · style guide · final version
reproduction
Copying or procreation
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
replica · reprint · clone · duplicate · carbon copy · photocopy · scan · digitization · backup · working copy
- art reproductionsreproductions, replicas, prints, art prints, replica
- paintingsoil paintings, watercolors, acrylics, tempera, gouache
- sketchessketch, pencil drawings, charcoal sketches, quick sketch, ink sketches
- VHS eraVHS, VCR, Betamax, cassettes, magnetic tape
master copiesduplicates
Identical reproductions
copies · reproductions · replicas · dubs · derivatives
master, masters, copies, copied, copying, copier, copiers, copyist, mastery