Mask (disambiguation)
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A mask is a covering worn on the face.
Mask also may refer to:
Computing and technology
- Affinity mask, a bit mask indicating what processor a thread or process should be run on
- Mask (computing), in computer science, a bit pattern used to extract information from another bit pattern
- Photomask, used to create the circuit layers in IC fabrication
- Front-end mask, an automobile accessory
- Image mask, applied to digital images to "cut-out" the background or other unwanted features
- 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
- Umask, the default permission setting for new files on UNIX systems
Film and television
- The Mask (1961 film), a low-budget Canadian horror film produced in 3-D and released in 1961 by Warner Bros
- The Mask (film), a 1994 comedy film based on the comic book series of the same name
- Son of the Mask, the 2005 sequel of The Mask
- The Mask: The Animated Series, based on the comic book and 1994 film
- Mask (film), a 1985 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich
- 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
- M.A.S.K., a media franchise comprising toys, animated series, and other media
- "Masks" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), a 1994 seventh season episode of the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation
- "The Masks", a 1964 episode of the TV series The Twilight Zone
- M.A.S.K. (TV series), an animated television series
Fiction
- Mask (Forgotten Realms), the god of shadows, thievery, and thieves in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms campaign setting
- 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
- Mask (DC Comics), a fictional DC Comics character
- The Mask, a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics, which was later made into the Oscar-nominated film of the same name
- The Mask (video game), a 1995 Super NES side-scrolling action game based on the comic book
- Masks, an eight issue mini series by Dynamite that brings together heroes from the pulp era (Starring: The Shadow, The Green Hornet, Kato, The Spider, and Zorro)
Music
- Mask (Bauhaus album), a 1981 album by Bauhaus
- Mask (Vangelis album), a 1985 album by Vangelis
- Mask (Roger Glover album), a 1984 solo album by Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover
- Mask (Aco album), 2006 album by Aco
- Masked (album), a 2007 album by Machinemade God
Other uses
- Facial mask, a cosmetic substance used to clear pores
- Masking (in 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
- "Mask", nickname of Charles Lewis, Jr. (1963–2009), co-founder of clothing line TapouT
- MASK (MI5 operation), MI5 operation (1934–1937) that decrypted Comintern radio communications
- Mask, Mazandaran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
- Mask, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
See also
- All pages beginning with "mask"
- All pages with titles containing "mask"
- Masked ball (disambiguation)