gold master

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Etymology

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See master (original document or recording). They used to be prepared on gold-coloured recordable compact discs.

Noun

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gold master (plural gold masters)

  1. The finished version of a software program, which is sent for duplication onto physical media to be distributed.
    • 2006, Phil Co, Level Design for Games, New Riders:
      The gold master is the version of the game that will be shipped to stores—the end product, the finish line.
    • 2013, Rich Newman, Cinematic Game Secrets for Creative Directors and Producers, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 52:
      Chances are good that the game you were developing will be played on one or more consoles; as a result, you will also have to submit the Gold Master to the console's manufacturer for approval as well.

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