Mask (disambiguation)

Last updated March 23, 2025

A mask is a covering worn on the face, or an object depicting a face.

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
- 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

Photomask, used to create the circuit layers in IC fabrication
Front-end mask, an automobile accessory
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

Mask (1985 film), a film directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Mask, the (1994 film), a film starring Jim Carrey
M.A.S.K. (franchise), 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
Masked (The Secret Circle), an episode of the TV series The Secret Circle

Mask (Forgotten Realms), a deity in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms campaign setting
Masks (Angel comic), a comic based on the Angel television series
Mask (DC Comics), a fictional DC Comics character
Masks, an eight issue mini series by Dynamite Entertainment
Mask De Mascline, a fictional character from Bleach

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

"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
Lough Mask, a lake in Mayo County, Ireland