"bitmask" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-uk-bitmask.ogg [UK] Forms: bitmasks [plural]
Etymology: bit + mask Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bit|mask}} bit + mask Head templates: {{en-noun}} bitmask (plural bitmasks)
  1. (computing) A pattern of bits indicating which bits in a second pattern are to be modified. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (pattern of bits): bittimaski (Finnish), bittipeite (Finnish), δυφιακή μάσκα (dyfiakí máska) [feminine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-bitmask-en-noun-qlfCFSUo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bit mask

Verb [English]

Audio: en-uk-bitmask.ogg [UK] Forms: bitmasks [present, singular, third-person], bitmasking [participle, present], bitmasked [participle, past], bitmasked [past]
Etymology: bit + mask Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bit|mask}} bit + mask Head templates: {{en-verb}} bitmask (third-person singular simple present bitmasks, present participle bitmasking, simple past and past participle bitmasked)
  1. (computing, transitive) To mask (a value) using a bitmask. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-bitmask-en-verb-1v-MY9V2 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bit mask

Inflected forms

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