bitmask

== English == === Alternative forms === bit mask === Etymology === From bit +‎ mask. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bitmask (plural bitmasks) (computing) A pattern of bits indicating which bits in a second pattern are to be modified. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bitmask (third-person singular simple present bitmasks, present participle bitmasking, simple past and past participle bitmasked) (computing, transitive) To mask (a value) using a bitmask.