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A
mask is a covering worn on the face, or an object depicting a face.
Mask may also refer to:
Technology
Computing
Mask (computing) , in computer science, a bit pattern used to extract information from another bit pattern
Affinity mask , a bit mask indicating what processor a thread or process should be run on
Image mask , applied to digital images to "cut-out" the background or other unwanted features
umask , the default permission setting for new files on UNIX systems
Other technologies
Photomask , used to create the circuit layers in IC fabrication
Front-end mask , an automobile accessory
Respirator , an air filter worn as a mask over nose and mouth
Shadow mask , a technology used to manufacture cathode ray tube televisions that produce color images
Spectral mask , a mathematically defined set of lines applied to the levels of radio transmissions in telecommunications
Arts and media
Film and television
Mask (1985 film) , a film directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Mask, the (1994 film) , a film starring Jim Carrey
M.A.S.K. , a media franchise comprising toys, animated series, and other media
M.A.S.K. (TV series) , an animated television series, part of the M.A.S.K. media franchise
Mask (2015 TV series) , a South Korean television series
Mask (2018 film) , a Bengali film directed by Rajiv Biswas
Mask (2019 film) , a Malayalam film directed by Sunif Hanif
Masks (1929 film) , a German film directed by Rudolf Meinert
Masks (1987 film) , a French film directed by Claude Chabrol
Masked (film) , a 1920 Western starring Hoot Gibson
"Masks" (Star Trek: The Next Generation ) , a 1994 seventh season episode of the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation
Other fiction
Music
Other arts
Masking (art) , materials used to protect portions of a work from unintended change, such as masking tape, frisket, and stencils
Masking (illustration) , a drawing technique that originated in Japan
Other uses
"Mask", nickname of
Charles Lewis Jr. (1963–2009), co-founder of clothing line TapouT
MASK, an
MI5 operation (1934–1937) that decrypted Communist International radio communications
Mask, Mazandaran , a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
Mask, South Khorasan , a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
See also
Topics referred to by the same term