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Print Glossary

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  • SADDLE STITCH - the binding of a book or brochure through the centre fold using saddle wire.
  • SATIN FINISH - a smooth paper with a finish that is slightly more reflective than that classed as 'matte'.
  • SCREEN - a series of ink dots that appear as a solid colour when printed. The depth of screen colour can be deepened by increasing the dot frequency or vice versa.
  • SCREEN ANGLE - a method of halftone screen printing that avoids unwanted patterns when printing solid or graduated colours. The following angles are widely used: black 45 degrees, magenta 75 degrees, yellow 90 degrees, and cyan 105 degrees.
  • SCREEN RULING - the number of lines per inch (or centimetre) on a half-tone or tint screen, equal to the number of dots per inch on the printed image.
  • SCORE - a mark or cut made part way through a sheet of paper or board to make folding easier and prevent the material cracking.
  • SHOW THROUGH - the extent of print that is visible through the paper. Lower opacity papers have more show through.
  • SOLID - an area completely covered by ink.
  • SPOT COLOUR - a colour printed in addition to black (and sometimes in addition to the four colour process) and usually referenced by a Pantone number.
  • STET - a proof-reader's symbol to indicate that the manual correction should be ignored and the copy should revert to the original.