Descreening helps remove the geometrical dots present in many types of printed media. Many types of printed media are created using a process known as screen printing. The resulting documents are made up of many small dots that form the text and graphic of the printed material. These screen printing details, which are commonly not discernible, are made visible by scanning. The result is typically noticeable as a geometrical pattern appearing in what should be solid colors. Descreening helps remove the screen printing patterns.