facsimile
<communications> ("fax") A process by which fixed graphic material
including pictures, text, or images is scanned and the information converted
into electrical signals which are transmitted via telephone to produce a paper
copy of the graphics on the receiving fax machine.
Some modems can be used to send and receive fax data. V.27 ter and V.29
protocols are used.
[Details? Standards?]
(2004-07-26)
Nearby terms:
face time « face-to-face « Facile « facsimile » FACT
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