A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.
The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ.
The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.
To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.