Mask (disambiguation)

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A mask is a covering worn on the face.

See also: The Mask (disambiguation)

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
• Mask (2015 TV series), a South Korean television series

Fiction

• Mask (Forgotten Realms), a deity in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms campaign setting
• Mask Trilogy, three board games
• 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 Entertainment

Music

• Mask (Bauhaus album), a 1981 album by Bauhaus
• Mask, an 80s rock band whose vocalist was José Fors
• 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

• Anti-mask laws, regulations against covering the face
• 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)