Mask (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 Computing and technology 2 Film and TV 3 Fiction 4 Music 5 Other uses

A mask is an artefact normally worn on the face, typically for protection, concealment, performance, or amusement. The word can also refer to:

[edit] Computing and technology

• 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 by the scheduler of a multi-processor operating system
• Image mask, applied to digital images to "knock out" the background or other unwanted features, created by using clipping paths
• Shadow mask, one of two major technologies used to manufacture cathode ray tube televisions and computer displays that produce color images
• Spectral mask, a mathematically-defined set of lines applied to the levels of radio transmissions in telecommunications
• Photomask, used to create the circuit layers in IC fabrication

[edit] Film and TV

• The Mask (1961 film), a low-budget Canadian horror film produced in 3-D and released in 1961 by Warner Bros
• Mask (film), a 1985 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich
• The Mask (film), a 1994 comedy film based on the comic book series of the same name
  • Son of the Mask, a 2005 sequel
• Masked (film), a 1920 Western starring Hoot Gibson
• M.A.S.K., an animated series based on a line of toys
• "Masks (TNG episode)", a seventh season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
• "The Masks", an episode of the series The Twilight Zone
• The Mask: The Animated Series, based on the comic book and 1994 film

[edit] Fiction

• Mask (god), the calculating, mysterious god of shadows, thievery, and thieves in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms campaign setting
• Mask (Mugbook), an online student directory of Walla Walla College
• Mask Trilogy, three award-winning German-style board games designed by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling
• Masks (Angel comic), a comic based on the Angel television series
• The Mask, a comic book series which was later made into an Oscar-nominated film
• The Mask (video game), a Super NES side-scrolling action game based on the comic book
• Majora's Mask, a videogame
• The Robin Clan of the manga series Kinnikuman is sometimes referred to by English speaking fans as "The Mask Family".

[edit] Music

• Mask (album), an album by Vangelis
• Mask (Bauhaus album), an album by Bauhaus
• MASK (band), a Japanese indie visual kei band

[edit] Other uses

• Masking, materials used to protect portions of a work from unintended change, such as masking tape, frisket, and stencils
• Masking, a drawing technique that originated in Japan
• Facial mask, a cosmetic substance used to clear pores
• "masc" is a common abbreviation for "masculine"