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Masking
Masking
[
mas
-king
,
mah
-sking
]
Show IPA
/
ˈmæs
kɪŋ
,
ˈmɑ
skɪŋ
/
Show Spelled
Masking
can mean:
Applying or using a
mask
Masking (in art)
, protecting a desired area from change during production
Materials used to protect portions of a work from unintended change, such as
masking tape
,
frisket
, and
stencils
Masking (illustration)
, an art technique that influences the intended perception of a character.
Mask (computing)
, AND'ing or OR'ing a bit pattern with another bit pattern to select some bits
Masking agent
, a reagent used in chemical analysis which reacts with (thus sequestering) chemical species which may interfer in the analysis
Auditory masking
, when the perception of one sound is affected by the presence of another sound
Sound masking
Backward masking
in psychovisual or psychoacoustics
Backmasking
, a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward onto a track that is meant to be played forward
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