My parents never felt that I was college 'material'. [=that I was someone who should go to college]
Her boss regards her as executive 'material'. [=as someone who would make a good executive]
The comedian gets his 'material' from things that have happened to him.
(..) to search the whole world of recorded music to find out if there's a match to see if you're infringing on any copyrighted material. So, if you're a song writer or a band... Ok, first of all, nobody gives a shit about stealing other people's music, ok? Everybody involved in the music industry (..)2014 TvShow: Silicon Valley Title: Minimum Viable Product Season: 1 Episode 1