| Term |
Definition |
| Saddle stitch |
Binding of sheets together at the spine after folding. |
| Satin finish |
Term for a smooth non glossy finish on coated paper. |
| Scanner |
Device used to scan/copy images or documents. |
| Score |
To compress paper or board at the point where it is to be folded, thus making folding easier and more accurate |
| Screen angles |
Refers to the angle at which the dots line run on the screen. Common screen angles are 45 degrees for black, 75 degrees for magenta, 90 degrees for yellow and 105 degrees for cyan. |
| Screen Printing |
Printing method where ink is forced through fabric mesh and a stencil, onto the material to be printed. |
| Screen ruling |
Number of rows of dots per inch. |
| Screen tint |
A colour created with dots rather than solid ink. |
| Separations |
Mainly used in four colour process printing where the image is separated into four films/plates. One for each of the four process colour's, cyan, magenta, yellow and black. |
| Service bureau |
A business which supplies high resolution film and/or plates to printing companies. |
| Setoff |
Undesirable transfer of wet ink from the top of a sheet onto the underside of the sheet above. |
| Sheet fed press |
Printing press which runs sheets of paper rather than using paper on rolls. |
| Side stitch |
Stapling of sheets together along one edge. |
| Solid |
Area of print where the sheet receives 100% ink coverage. |
| Spine |
Binding edge or the back of a book or publication. |
| Spiral bind |
Binding of sheets using a continuous spiral of wire which is fed through holes. Also called coil binding or wire-o binding. |
| Spot colour |
One ink applied to specific areas of the sheet. |
