# Matte

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'''Matte''' may refer to:
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==Art==
* Paint with a [non-glossy](/source/gloss_and_matte_paint) finish
** See [diffuse reflection](/source/diffuse_reflection)
* A [framing element](/source/Mat_(picture_framing)) surrounding a painting or watercolor within the outer frame

==Film==
* [Matte (filmmaking)](/source/Matte_(filmmaking)), filmmaking and video production technology
* [Matte painting](/source/Matte_painting), a process of creating sets used in film and video
* [Matte box](/source/Matte_box), a camera accessory for controlling lens glare
* [Open matte](/source/Open_matte), a filming technique that involves matting out the top and bottom of the film frame in the movie projector

==People==
* [Tom Matte](/source/Tom_Matte) (1939–2021), American football player, quarterback in college and (mostly) running back in the NFL (1960s-1970s)
*[René Matte (ice hockey)](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Matte_(ice_hockey)), Canadian ice hockey coach
*[Louis Matte](/source/Louis_Matte), Canadian ice hockey coach
*[Martin Matte](/source/Martin_Matte), Canadian comedian
*[Christian Matte](/source/Christian_Matte), Canadian ice hockey player
*[Joe Matte (ice hockey, born 1908)](/source/Joe_Matte_(ice_hockey%2C_born_1908)), Canadian ice hockey player born 1908
*[Joe Matte (ice hockey, born 1893)](/source/Joe_Matte_(ice_hockey%2C_born_1893)), Canadian ice hockey player born 1893
* [Matte family](/source/Matte_family), a powerful Chilean family

==Places==
* [Rivière à Matte](/source/Rivi%C3%A8re_%C3%A0_Matte) (English: Matte's River), a tributary of the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Neuville, Quebec, Canada
* A neighborhood in [Bern](/source/Bern), Switzerland

==Other uses==
* In American English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish; see [gloss (optics)](/source/gloss_(optics))
* [Matte display](/source/Matte_display), an electronic display with a matte surface
* [Matte (metallurgy)](/source/Matte_(metallurgy)), a term for the liquid generated by smelting non-ferrous metals, such as copper

==See also==
* [Mat](/source/Mat), a generic term for a piece of fabric or flat material, generally placed on a floor or other flat surface, and serving a range of purposes
* [Mate (disambiguation)](/source/Mate_(disambiguation))
* [Matt (disambiguation)](/source/Matt_(disambiguation))
* [Matthew (disambiguation)](/source/Matthew_(disambiguation))
* [Maat (disambiguation)](/source/Maat_(disambiguation))
* [Mat (disambiguation)](/source/Mat_(disambiguation))

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