Meanings
nounbitmask (plural bitmasks)
plural bitmasks · alternative bit mask
- computingA pattern of bits indicating which bits in a second pattern are to be modified.
verbbitmask (third-person singular simple present bitmasks, present participle bitmasking, simple past and past participle bitmasked)
present singular third person bitmasks · participle present bitmasking · participle past bitmasked · past bitmasked · alternative bit mask
- transitivecomputingTo mask (a value) using a bitmask.
Origin
Translations
Finnish bittimaski, bittipeite
- bittimaskipattern of bits
- bittipeitepattern of bits
Greek δυφιακή μάσκα
- δυφιακή μάσκα (dyfiakí máska)pattern of bits
Cite this entry
APA
bitmask. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitmask
MLA
“bitmask.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitmask. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bitmask,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitmask.
Source: bitmask on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.