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edit mask

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edit mask

A pattern of characters that represent formatting codes through which data are filtered for display or printing. See picture.


edit mask [′ed·ət ‚mask]
(computer science)
The receiving word through which a source word is filtered, allowing for the suppression of leading zeroes, the insertion of floating dollar signs and decimal points, and other such formatting.


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