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

Mask or MASK or M.A.S.K. 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
  • 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. (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 (1920 film), a German silent film directed by William Wauer
  • 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

Other fiction

  • 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
  • Masks (novel), a 1958 novel by Fumiko Enchi
  • Masks (short story), a short story by Damon Knight

Music

  • Mask (Aco album), 2006
  • Mask (Bauhaus album), 1981
  • Mask (Fanatic Crisis album), 1996
  • Mask (Roger Glover album), 1984
  • Mask (Vangelis album), 1985
  • "Mask" (Dream song), 2021
  • "Mask" (Ayumi Hamasaki song), 2022
  • "Mask", a song by James from the album Living in Extraordinary Times
  • Masks (album), a 2013 album by Eyes Set to Kill
  • "Masks", a song by Prodigal from the album Electric Eye
  • Mask, a 1980s rock band whose vocalist was José Fors

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
  • Lough Mask, a lake in Mayo County, Ireland

See also

  • Face mask (disambiguation)
  • Masked ball (disambiguation)
  • The Mask (disambiguation)
  • Masking (disambiguation)
  • Masque