meaning of the word "mask" in computer science

what is the meaning of the word "mask" in computer science?

I find this word in Webster Dictionary, But all explains are talking about "Face Lid". Fake face?

Solution

mask is bitmask in full it is just a data that is used for bitwise operations usually in bitfields (data structure).

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