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sans serif

a type face without serifs (see serif).

scan(ning)

to digitize a continuous tone image using an electronic device and related software so that it can be displayed, edited, and output from a computer (typically as film).

score

to impress or indent paper with a metal rule to make folding easier and more accurate.

screen angles

in 4-color process reproduction, the angles at which the halftone screens are placed in relationship with each other to avoid undesirable moire patterns.

scum

a film of ink printing in the non-image areas of a plate where it should not occur.

serif

the short cross lines or "feet" at the ends of the main strokes of many letters in certain type faces.

show-through

the typically undesirable condition in which the printed images on the reverse side of the sheet can be seen through the paper surface under normal lighting conditions.

signature

a printed sheet after it has been folded; also a client's "John Hancock" on proofs and press sheets approving content.

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