This document discusses different types of tablet coatings. It defines tablet coating as applying a coating material to the exterior of tablets using polymers, plasticizers, and solvents. The main types of coatings discussed are sugar coating, film coating, and enteric coating. Sugar coating is a multi-step process using sucrose to coat tablets. Film coating sprays a coating solution onto rotating tablets. Enteric coatings are polymers that dissolve in the small intestine but not the stomach. Tablet coatings serve functional purposes like protecting drugs, masking tastes, or controlling drug release location in the digestive system.