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by wayneftw 2197 days ago
You left out the most relevant part:

> Out of curiosity, why 'master'? What was it meant to convey? 'Master' as in 'original' or as in 'owner'? [0]

the reply:

> "master" as in e.g. "master recording". Perhaps you could say the original, but viewed from the production process perspective. [1]

[0] https://twitter.com/yawaramin/status/1272237126474752005

[1] https://twitter.com/xpasky/status/1272280760280637441