filemask

noun

Etymology

From file + mask.

  1. derived from *maskā
  2. derived from masca
  3. derived from maschera — “mask, disguise
  4. borrowed from masque — “a covering to hide or protect the face
  5. compounded as filemask — “file + mask

Definitions

  1. A text pattern that matches certain filenames.

    • Specify a filemask of *.BMP to match bitmap image files.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for filemask. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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