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ringmaster
noun 2verb 2
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noun
1
The person who manages the performers in a circus ring.
2
The person who maintains a webring.
Individuals looking to add their own homepage to a particular ring are, however, more or less at the mercy of the ringmaster, who often maintains a ring homepage listing its acceptance (or membership) policies and an index of its member sites.
Each of the member websites in a webring had a navigation area at the bottom of the page that had “next” and “previous” buttons directing surfers to other sites in the ring. […] People needed ringmasters because the number of sites aimed at women was exploding.
verb
1
To act as ringmaster.
2
To control (a group of people).
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Individuals looking to add their own homepage to a particular ring are, however, more or less at the mercy of the ringmaster, who often maintains a ring homepage listing its acceptance (or membership)
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Each of the member websites in a webring had a navigation area at the bottom of the page that had “next” and “previous” buttons directing surfers to other sites in the ring. […] People needed ringmast
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