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Serial
Interface technique which sends one bit of information at a time,
sequentially, between computers and local peripheral devices such as
a printer. Serial transmission is generally slower than parallel
transmission.
Shadow Dot
The lowest density of a halftone image.
SIMM
Single In-Line Memory Module. A small, compact, circuit board
containing RAM (Random Access Memory) chips. See also
RAM .
SODIMM
Small Outline Dual Insertion Memory Module. A small, compact
circuit board containing RAM (Random Access Memory) chips. See
also
SIMM .
Spectrophotometer
A device that measures the light wavelengths reflected or transmitted
by an object. The measurements are plotted to create a spectral curve
which is compared to a standard, such as a color matching chart. The
difference between the two curves is used to generate a transfer
curve.
Spooler
In XANTÉ printers, a device used to hold up to 250 processed jobs
processed by the controller, but not yet printed. The spooler is
usually set up on the printer’s IDE drive. It allows the controller or
host computer to continue processing jobs independent of the
printer’s status.
Spot Color
A single color assigned to a specific graphic or text image area and
printed without color separation.
Style
Defines a typeface in terms of weight, slant, and proportion.