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GLOSSARY |
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| Know what it is, but not what it is called? Here is a collection of common prepress and press terms. (It's the educational part of our website). |
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Sawtooth - The stairstep appearance of an edge created when the end of a screened area meets the end of a halftone.
Score - The mechanical crease created on a piece of paper to aid folding.
Screen - The conversion of a continuous tone image to dots.
Screen Angle - The angle of a halftone. Using overlapping screen requires appropriate angles to avoide Moire.
Screen Font - A digital typeface file required to preview the typeface on a computer monitor. Different than a Printer Font.
Separation - Negative film created from a full color image for use in Process printing.
Sheetfed - Printing from a stack of cut sheets, one sheet at a time.
Sheetwise - Printing one side of a document, then turning the sheet over to print the other side.
Signature - A sheet printed on both sides, ready to fold and trim, representing one section of a book.
Skid - A platform that supports paper.
Solid - Any area that prints 100% of ink value.
Spot Varnish - Varnish applied to specific areas of a project.
Sreen Ruling or LPI - Lines per inch. The greater the number of lines, the finer the continuous tone. |
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