noun
General term for covering, concealing, or blocking something, used in various technical and everyday contexts (e.g., audio, painting, data).
マスキングテープで窓枠を保護する。
Protect the window frame with masking tape.
音声編集でノイズにマスキングをかける。
Apply masking to the noise in audio editing.
Borrowed from English 'masking'.