Mass (disambiguation)

In physics, mass is a property of physical objects which, roughly speaking, measures the amount of matter contained in an object.
In more general terms, mass often has more to do with volume or bulkiness, or with how much of the field of view an object occupies. This is the sense in which the related adjective massive is often used in non-technical contexts.
The USA state, Massachusetts, is often abbreviated as "Mass." In conversation it is also often referred to as such, particularly within the state itself.
In religion, the mass (liturgy), is the Eucharistic liturgy, the primary worship service of some Christian churches, primarily the Roman Catholic Church.
In classical music, a mass is a choral composition that sets the fixed portions of the Eucharistic liturgy (principally that of the Roman Catholic Church) to music.
In theatre, MASS is the name of a 1971 musical play by Leonard Bernstein based upon the Roman Catholic liturgy.
In medicine, a mass is a tumor.
In bodybuilding, the term muscle mass deals with the shape and definition of muscles
The term the masses (also known as hoi polloi) refers to the a collection of common people, especially the working class
As an adjective, it often refers generally to large numbers or quantities of something, as in mass murder and weapons of mass destruction.

In video games, to mass is to use a technique originally deveoped in StarCraft consisting of:

creating large masses of units that are then sent against the enemy. Technique usually used with the Zerg race, or with specific units such as battle cruisers or carriers. E.g.: "I'm going to make mass mutalisks" or
in use map settings games, the act of toggling a switch, or beacon, that will make all units surge to one area. E.g.: "mass all your guys to orange base."

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