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Data used for bitwise operations
In computer science, a mask or bitmask is data that is used for bitwise operations, particularly in a bit field. Using a mask, multiple bits in a byte
Mask_(computing)
Topics referred to by the same term
M.A.S.K. may also refer to: Mask (computing), in computer science, a bit pattern used to extract information from another bit pattern Affinity mask,
Mask_(disambiguation)
Signal to a computer processor emitted by hardware or software
implement computer multitasking and system calls, especially in real-time computing. Systems that use interrupts in these ways are said to be interrupt-driven
Interrupt
Topics referred to by the same term
by another Temporal masking Simultaneous masking Visual masking Backward masking, in psychovisual or psychoacoustics Mask (computing), AND'ing or OR'ing
Masking
Data operation used in computer graphics
on. This technique is known as dirty rectangles. Alpha compositing Mask (computing), used here as a stencil Blitter Sanchez, Julio; Maria P. Canton (2007)
Bit_blit
Activity involving calculations or computing machinery
Computing is any goal-oriented activity that requires, benefits from, or creates computing machinery. It includes the study and experimentation of algorithmic
Computing
Topics referred to by the same term
Data Mask or similar may mean: In computer science, "data mask" is another name for mask (computing), a bit pattern used to extract information from another
Data_Mask
Data structure that maps one or more adjacent bits
Word (computer architecture) – Base memory unit handled by a computer Mask (computing) – Data used for bitwise operations Program status word – Computer
Bit_field
Programming paradigm in which many processes are executed simultaneously
parallel computing: bit-level, instruction-level, data, and task parallelism. Parallelism has long been employed in high-performance computing, but has
Parallel_computing
Computer that uses photons or light waves
Optical computing or photonic computing uses light waves produced by lasers or incoherent sources for data processing, data storage or data communication
Optical_computing
Programmable machine that processes data
of the analytical engine's computing unit (the mill) in 1888. He gave a successful demonstration of its use in computing tables in 1906. In his work
Computer
Type of computer instructions
machine wordsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Mask (computing) – Data used for bitwise operations Binary-coded decimal – System of
Bit_manipulation_instructions
Computer program that runs as a background process
In computing, a daemon is a program that runs as a background process, rather than being under the direct control of an interactive user. Customary convention
Daemon_(computing)
Technique in 3D computer graphics
as part of their fixed-function or programmable pipelines. Mask (computing) § Image masks Birn, Jeremy (4 November 2013). Digital Lighting and Rendering
Alpha_mapping
events in the history of computing from 1950 to 1979. For narratives explaining the overall developments, see the history of computing. Information revolution
Timeline of computing 1950–1979
Timeline_of_computing_1950–1979
Internet protocol used for error messages in network operations
with an Address mask reply message. Where: Type must be set to 17 Code must be set to 0 Address mask can be set to 0 ICMP Address Mask Request may be used
Internet Control Message Protocol
Internet_Control_Message_Protocol
The history of computing extends beyond the history of computing hardware and modern computing technology including earlier methods that relied on pen
History_of_computing
Form of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices
read-only memory refers to hard-wired memory, such as diode matrix or a mask ROM integrated circuit (IC), that cannot be electronically changed after
Read-only_memory
Computer security mechanism
the U.S., spammers hop through open relays across political boundaries to mask their origin. Honeypot operators may use intercepted relay tests to recognize
Honeypot_(computing)
sequence Low poly Marching cubes Marching squares Marching tetrahedra Mask (computing) Mesh generation Metropolis light transport Micropolygon Minimum bounding
List of computer graphics and descriptive geometry topics
List_of_computer_graphics_and_descriptive_geometry_topics
Digital workload distribution techniques
In computing, load balancing is the process of distributing a set of tasks over a set of resources (computing units) with the aim of making their overall
Load_balancing_(computing)
Hardware interrupt that cannot be ignored
In computing, a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) is a hardware interrupt that standard interrupt-masking techniques in the system cannot ignore. It typically
Non-maskable_interrupt
Instruction set extension by Intel
The number of AVX registers is increased from 16 to 32, and eight new "mask registers" are added, which allow for variable selection and blending of
AVX-512
There can be many possible maskers at the same frequency. In this situation, it would be necessary to compute the global masking threshold using a high resolution
Masking_threshold
Assignment of a task to a given core of a CPU
allowed (or preferred) to run on is expressed as an affinity mask, which is a bit mask corresponding to the system's cores. There are several reasons
Processor_affinity
Graphical representation of a user or a user's alter ego or character
In computing, an avatar is a graphical representation of a user, the user's character, or persona. Avatars can be two-dimensional icons in Internet forums
Avatar_(computing)
Imaging technology for x-ray or gamma sources
Coded apertures or coded-aperture masks are grids, gratings, or other patterns of materials opaque to various wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
Coded_aperture
Process of increasing the security of a system
Press. ISBN 978-1-04-006148-0. Retrieved 2025-09-04. "Hardening Your Computing Assets" (PDF). at globalsecurity.org "CIS Benchmark List". at globalsecurity
Hardening_(computing)
Use of a GPU for computations typically assigned to CPUs
supercomputing it is well-known that scientific computing drives the largest concentrations of Computing power in history, listed in the TOP500: the majority
General-purpose computing on graphics processing units
General-purpose_computing_on_graphics_processing_units
This is a list of computing and IT acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations. 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References
List of computing and IT abbreviations
List_of_computing_and_IT_abbreviations
Fault in a computer system that presents different symptoms to different observers
Fault Tolerant Computing at the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, 1955–85". The Evolution of Fault-Tolerant Computing. Dependable Computing and Fault-Tolerant
Byzantine_fault
Resilience of systems to component failures or errors
; Treleaven, P. C. (June 1978). "Reliability Issues in Computing System Design". ACM Computing Surveys. 10 (2): 123–165. doi:10.1145/356725.356729. ISSN 0360-0300
Fault_tolerance
1987 Chicago television hijacking incident
sending pirate broadcasts of an unidentified person wearing a Max Headroom mask and costume to thousands of homes in the Chicago metropolitan area. The first
Max Headroom signal hijackings
Max_Headroom_signal_hijackings
Type of computer memory
the binary CAM. This additional state is typically implemented by adding a mask bit (care or don't care bit) to every memory cell. In 2013, IBM fabricated
Content-addressable_memory
Serverless computing platform
Serverless Computing". "Secure and fast microVMs for serverless computing". "Lambda runtimes". "Optimizing AWS Lambda extensions in C# and Rust | AWS Compute Blog"
AWS_Lambda
Decentralized hacktivist collective
the wearing of Guy Fawkes masks in the style portrayed in the graphic novel and film V for Vendetta. Some anons also opt to mask their voices through voice
Anonymous_(hacker_group)
Digital image editing technique
Today they are an integral feature of image editors. In the early days of computing, memory was at a premium and the idea of using multi-layered images was
Layers (digital image editing)
Layers_(digital_image_editing)
Semiconductor Fabrication Technique
MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor) is used as a mask for the doping of the source and drain regions. This technique ensures that
Self-aligned_gate
Engineering discipline specializing in the design of computer hardware
Computer engineers are involved in many hardware and software aspects of computing, from the design of individual microcontrollers, microprocessors, personal
Computer_engineering
American multinational technology company
materials science using a combination of AI, high-performance computing and quantum computing. The service includes Copilot, a GPT-4 based large language
Microsoft
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
the Automatic Computing Engine, one of the first designs for a stored-program computer. In 1948, Turing joined Max Newman's Computing Machine Laboratory
Alan_Turing
In computer graphics, a finite set of available colors
Although related (due to they are used for the same purposes), image bit masks and alpha channels are techniques which do not involve the use of palettes
Palette_(computing)
Data protection process
Data masking or data obfuscation is the process of modifying sensitive data in such a way that it is of no or little value to unauthorized intruders while
Data_masking
Computer machine code instruction
HCF, shows up as "Overextended Mnemonics" in the April 1980 Creative Computing flip-side parody issue. CPU designers sometimes incorporate one or more
Halt and Catch Fire (computing)
Halt_and_Catch_Fire_(computing)
Integrated circuit that handles interrupts
In computing, a programmable interrupt controller (PIC) is an integrated circuit that helps a microprocessor (or CPU) handle interrupt requests (IRQs)
Programmable interrupt controller
Programmable_interrupt_controller
Wheeled cupboard containing emergency medication and equipment
not limited to: Monitor/defibrillators, suction devices, and bag valve masks (BVMs) of different sizes Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) drugs such
Crash_cart
Mapping arbitrary data to fixed-size values
an index into the hash table. For example, a simple hash function might mask off the m least significant bits and use the result as an index into a hash
Hash_function
unavoidable anyway. CMC, introduced by Halevi and Rogaway, stands for CBC–mask–CBC: the whole sector encrypted in CBC mode (with C − 1 = E A ( I ) {\displaystyle
Disk_encryption_theory
Planned semiconductor fabrication plant
one facility in order to iterate rapidly—"make a chip, test it, revise the mask, and repeat without shipping wafers between sites"—a capability that does
Terafab
Digital painting and 2D animation software
management support, an advanced brush engine, non-destructive layers and masks, group-based layer management, vector artwork support, and switchable customisation
Krita
Typographical symbol (•)
of Password Masking". Proceedings of the 2024 on ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security. Association for Computing Machinery. pp
Bullet_(typography)
Sharing information to ensure consistency in computing
computing can refer to: Data replication, where the same data is stored on multiple storage devices Computation replication, where the same computing
Replication_(computing)
Microsoft's early days Triumph of the Nerds Ubiquitous computing Internet of things Fog computing Edge computing Ambient intelligence System on a chip Network
History of computing hardware (1960s–present)
History_of_computing_hardware_(1960s–present)
Process in microfabrication
light — either directly by projection through a lens, or by illuminating a mask placed directly over the substrate, as in contact printing. The technique
Photolithography
Topics referred to by the same term
of cost efficient photolithography process using random crack template as mask. Clavis Patrum Latinorum, a reference volume on the Latin Fathers published
CPL
Type of hash function
bits are taken from the hash. In practice, this can be a bitwise AND (masking) operation: H i ′ = H i & ( 1 ≪ ( w − 1 ) − 1 ) {\displaystyle H'_{i}=H_{i}\mathbin
Rolling_hash
Language for controlling a computer
languages. Some use computer language to classify a language used in computing that is not considered a programming language.[citation needed] Some regard
Programming_language
Open source raster graphics editor
semester project at University of California, Berkeley for the eXperimental Computing Facility. The software was originally named the General Image Manipulation
GIMP
Micro-electronic component
two categories. SoCs can be applied to any computing task. However, they are typically used in mobile computing such as tablets, smartphones, smartwatches
System_on_a_chip
Topological model
interpretable predicates about geometries a and b. All predicates are computed by masks. Only Crosses and Overlaps have additional conditions about dim
DE-9IM
Thesis on the nature of computability
physical process can be simulated by a universal computing device Computability logic Computability theory Decidability Hypercomputation Model of computation
Church–Turing_thesis
Remote desktop application
Scammer Payback. Comparison of remote desktop software Virtual Network Computing "Changelog for Windows". AnyDesk. Retrieved June 9, 2026. "Changelog for
AnyDesk
Dravidian ethnic group
mahadeshwara with rhythmic instrument Somana Kunitha / Chamana kunitha, a Form of mask dance, Somana kunitha is ritualistic performance during the festivals in
Kannadigas
Cryptography secured against quantum computers
quantum computing". phys.org. Heger, Monica (2009-01-01). "Cryptographers Take On Quantum Computers". IEEE Spectrum. "Q&A With Post-Quantum Computing Cryptography
Post-quantum_cryptography
Status register of x86 architecture
processors with support for PadLock no longer use bit 30 of EFLAGS. Note: The mask column in the table is the AND bitmask (as hexadecimal value) to query the
FLAGS_register
Matrix used in image processing to alter an image
In image processing, a kernel, convolution matrix, or mask is a small matrix used for blurring, sharpening, embossing, edge detection, and more. This is
Kernel_(image_processing)
Attribution of human traits to non-human entities
strict domestic settings, suppresses their natural biological needs and can mask clear signs of suffering. Furthermore, species-specific behaviors are often
Anthropomorphism
Book by Marvin Minsky and Seymour Papert
the book, intended to show how humans themselves have difficulties in computing this predicate. One reviewer, Earl Hunt, noted that the XOR function is
Perceptrons_(book)
Taiwanese memory manufacturing company
Flash, NAND Flash, and ROM products for the consumer, communication, computing, automotive, and networking markets. Its headquarters are located in Taiwan
Macronix
Open-source blockchain computing platform
Nathaniel (27 February 2017). "Business Giants to Announce Creation of a Computing System Based on Ethereum". The New York Times. Archived from the original
Ethereum
Wes Moore's tenure as the 63rd Governor of Maryland
Sarah (May 26, 2026). "Gov. Moore signs Youth Charging Reform Act, ICE face mask ban into Maryland law". WYPR. Retrieved May 26, 2026. Brown, Danielle J.
Governorship_of_Wes_Moore
President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
directing the government to rejoin the World Health Organization, face mask requirements on federal property, measures to combat hunger in the United
Joe_Biden
tariffs on a narrow range of semiconductor imports, primarily advanced computing chips, including the Nvidia H200 and the AMD MI325X, with the exemption
Tariffs in the second Trump administration
Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration
Japanese multinational technology company
Fujitsu's hardware offerings mainly consist of personal and enterprise computing products, including x86, ARM and mainframe-compatible server products
Fujitsu
2026 studio album by Kanye West
previously used AI separation technology on his collaboration with Kano Computing, the Stem Player. As with West's early work, Bully relies heavily on sampling
Bully_(album)
Ongoing armed conflict in West Asia
area. Residents were advised by Iranian authorities to stay indoors, wear masks when outside, and conserve food and fuel. Kuwait reported that two of its
2026_Iran_war
Policy platform of the 2024 Donald Trump campaign
public without a mask and criticized his rival for the presidency, Joe Biden, for wearing one: "Did you ever see a man that likes a mask as much as him
Agenda_47
Computer energy efficiency
In computing, performance per watt is a measure of the energy efficiency of a particular computer architecture or computer hardware. Literally, it measures
Performance_per_watt
Topics referred to by the same term
"Jeep" General-purpose bomb General-purpose machine gun General-purpose mask, M50 Joint-Service General-purpose vessel, Explorer class in the Royal Australian
General-purpose
Approach to security that focuses on the data itself rather than of networks
data-leakage and life cycle management of information. Data masking Data security Defense in depth (computing) Information security Information security policies
Data-centric_security
American multinational semiconductor company
data centers, gaming, and high-performance computing. AMD's processors are used in a wide range of computing devices, including PCs, servers, laptops,
AMD
functionality. Other features The ScriptPW.Password COM automation object to mask passwords from the command line is removed. Sound Recorder in Windows Vista
List of features removed in Windows Vista
List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_Vista
Open source deep learning library
medical imaging and scientific computing, including: 3D images with arbitrary channel counts, 3D multi-class or multi-channel masks, 3D keypoints. Volumetric
Albumentations
Topics referred to by the same term
Network transparency Alpha compositing, creating apparent transparency Image masks in computer graphics Transparency (graphic) in image formats Transparency
Transparency
Bitcoin company
exchange Decentralized finance Distributed ledger Fork Lightning Network MetaMask Smart contract Web3 Consensus mechanisms Proof of authority Proof of space
BitFuFu
the proposals by Noyce included vacuum deposition of aluminium through a mask and deposition of a continuous layer, followed by photolithography and etching
Invention of the integrated circuit
Invention_of_the_integrated_circuit
Trinitron television was invented by Sony's Susumu Yoshida in 1968. Shadow mask The other major CRT display technology. Handheld television In 1970, Panasonic
History of science and technology in Japan
History_of_science_and_technology_in_Japan
measure of the degree of velopharyngeal opening in voiced speech formed by computing the ratio of the amplitude of the acoustic energy at the nares, An, to
Nasalance
System of building very large integrated circuit networks
not be deposited. The desired material is deposited and the photographic mask is removed for the next layer. From then on the wafer is repeatedly processed
Wafer-scale_integration
Machine learning technique
recursive algorithm to combine attention scores across all layers, by computing the dot product of successive attention maps. Because vision transformers
Attention_(machine_learning)
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs, The Generation Game, BBC News report on quantum computing, Come Home, The Yorkshire Vet Casebook, ITV News on China imposing tariffs
List_of_Gogglebox_episodes
2017 film by A.R. Murugadoss
actually Bhairavudu's brother. Bhairavudu goes on live television with a mask covering his face and reveals he has killed 23 people and hidden their corpses
Spyder_(film)
2013. Retrieved January 4, 2012. "Batman – Worldwide (Unadjusted) & Batman: Mask of the Phantasm". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 6, 2012. "Jurassic Park
List of highest-grossing films
List_of_highest-grossing_films
Александр Каракин и как погиб (in Russian) Ralph Lee Dies: New York Puppeteer & Mask-Maker Who Created 'SNL' Land Shark Was 87 Tanzania ex-Foreign minister Bernard
Deaths_in_May_2023
In image processing, a Robinson compass mask is a type of compass mask used for edge detection. It has eight major compass orientations, each will extract
Robinson_compass_mask
Method for increasing reliability
In computing, triple modular redundancy, sometimes called triple-mode redundancy, (TMR) is a fault-tolerant form of N-modular redundancy, in which three
Triple_modular_redundancy
Computer operating system for applications with critical timing constraints
real-time operating system (RTOS) is an operating system (OS) for real-time computing applications that processes data and events that have critically defined
Real-time_operating_system
contract in May 2021 with Gentex Corp for 18,000 helmets for €14.1 million. CBRN Protection Dräger M2000 — Germany CBRN respiratory mask 40,800 masks
List of equipment of the Austrian Armed Forces
List_of_equipment_of_the_Austrian_Armed_Forces
Storage of digital data readable by computers
WORM (e.g. programmable read-only memory, CD-R), read-only storage (e.g. mask ROM ICs, CD-ROM). Accessibility Types of access include random access and
Computer_data_storage
Numerical symbol
In many computing contexts, it is preferred to omit the digit group separators from the data and instead overlay them as a mask (an input mask or an output
Decimal_separator
MASK COMPUTING
MASK COMPUTING
Surname or Lastname
Swedish and Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian : from ask ‘ash tree’, applied either as a habitational name from a place named with this word or as an ornamental name.English : habitational name from a place in North Yorkshire named Aske, from Old English as æsc ‘ash tree’, later replaced by the Old Norse cognate askr.
Male
Japanese
(1-æ£, 2-é›…, 3-昌, 4-真, 5-政, 6-å°†) Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Masa-, MASA means 1) "correct, just," 2) "elegant, splendid" 3) "flourishing, prosperous" 4) "genuine, true," 5) "governing, political," 6) "military." Compare with another form of Masa.
Boy/Male
Native American
Strong.
Boy/Male
Celtic Scottish American
Son of.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
King
Boy/Male
Russian
Great.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Marsh.Americanized spelling of German Masch.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained; possibly an acronymic name.
Female
Japanese
(1-æ£, 2-é›…, 3-昌, 4-真, 5-政, 6-å°†) Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Masa-, MASA means 1) "correct, just," 2) "elegant," 3) "flourishing, prosperous" 4) "genuine, true," 5) "governing, political," 6) "military." Compare with strictly masculine Masa.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Gul - Flowers; Mast - Excitement
Male
Hebrew
(מַשָׂ×) Variant spelling of Hebrew Massa, MASA means "burden." Compare with another form of Masa.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from Latin Marcus, the personal name of St. Mark the Evangelist, author of the second Gospel. The name was borne also by a number of other early Christian saints. Marcus was an old Roman name, of uncertain (possibly non-Italic) etymology; it may have some connection with the name of the war god Mars. Compare Martin. The personal name was not as popular in England in the Middle Ages as it was on the Continent, especially in Italy, where the evangelist became the patron of Venice and the Venetian Republic, and was allegedly buried at Aquileia. As an American family name, this has absorbed cognate and similar names from other European languages, including Greek Markos and Slavic Marek.English, German, and Dutch (van der Mark) : topographic name for someone who lived on a boundary between two districts, from Middle English merke, Middle High German marc, Middle Dutch marke, merke, all meaning ‘borderland’. The German term also denotes an area of fenced-off land (see Marker 5) and, like the English word, is embodied in various place names which have given rise to habitational names.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Marck, Pas-de-Calais.German : from Marko, a short form of any of the Germanic compound personal names formed with mark ‘borderland’ as the first element, for example Markwardt.Americanization or shortened form of any of several like-sounding Jewish or Slavic surnames (see for example Markow, Markowitz, Markovich).Irish (northeastern Ulster) : probably a short form of Markey (when not of English origin).
Male
English
Originally a short form of surnames, mostly Scottish, beginning with Mac-, MACK means "son of," it is now sometimes given as a forename.Â
Boy/Male
Shakespearean American Swedish Latin English Biblical Arthurian Legend
Antony and Cleopatra' and 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.' Mark Antony, roman triumvir and...
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Acme of Mountain
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from a pet form of the personal name Thomas.English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Acme of mountain
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish, Italian, Japanese, Kurdish
True Sand; Just; True
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval vernacular short form of the personal name Pascal, Latin Paschalis (see Pascal).
Boy/Male
Biblical
Who is drawn by force.
Male
Italian
Short form of Italian Tommaso, MASO means "twin."
MASK COMPUTING
MASK COMPUTING
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Hindu
Name of a Raga
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Devotee; Lover
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Goddess Lakshmi
Girl/Female
Russian
birthday.
Boy/Male
British, English
Bright Friend
Girl/Female
Irish
maol + Iosa “follower of Jesus.†A name first used by clerics as early as the tenth century. It is used for boys and girls.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
A Siren
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Name of the Prophet's Sword
Boy/Male
Indian
Graceful, Good looking
MASK COMPUTING
MASK COMPUTING
MASK COMPUTING
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n.
A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show.
n.
The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).
n.
Preeminence; high position; as, particians of mark; a fellow of no mark.
v. i.
To celebrate Mass.
n.
A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask.
v. t.
To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out.
a.
Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; cincealed; hidden.
v. t.
To put into a cask.
v. t.
To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.
n.
The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat similar.
n.
Limit or standard of action or fact; as, to be within the mark; to come up to the mark.
n.
A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st Mask, 4.
n.
The musk deer. See Musk deer (below).
v. t.
To perfume with musk.
v. t.
To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing.
v. t.
To mark again, or a second time; to mark anew.
v. i.
To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.
n.
The quantity contained in a cask.
v. t.
To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.
n.
A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.