binarymask
nounUK /ˈbaɪ.nə.ri mɑːsk/
US /ˈbaɪ.nɚ.i mæsk/
A binary mask is a picture made of only two colors that shows which parts of something to keep and which to hide.
The artist used a binary mask to cut the robot out of the photo.
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2. In computing, a pattern of 0s and 1s used to turn certain bits on or off.
The program applied a binary mask to clear the lowest four bits.
3. In machine learning, an image where each pixel is labeled as belonging to an object or to the background.
The model predicts a binary mask for every tumor in the scan.
4. A stencil-like layer in graphic design that hides or reveals parts of another layer using only two values.
She painted through a binary mask to get crisp edges on the logo.