Mask (disambiguation)

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

The N95 and FFP2 are standards for respirators, which are masks designed to protect people against harmful airborne particles in industry and in medical settings, including against tuberculosis.

Mask 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 (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

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

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", 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