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2. fax; telefax | 2. fax; telefax | ||
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "facsimile" | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "facsimile" [Accessed September 3, 2002] |
| − | * | + | * AMOL reCollections Glossary - http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/c/htm |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:34, 7 August 2022
Description
1) An exact copy of an original.
2) A telecommunication method used to transmit documents by wire or radio wave. Fax machines scan printed textual and graphic material and then transmit the information as a digital signal through the telephone network to other fax machines, where the signals are decoded to reproduce the original document. Worldwide compatibility of fax machines was established by the adoption of a standard (Group 3) in 1980.
Synonyms and Related Terms
2. fax; telefax
Resources and Citations
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "facsimile" [Accessed September 3, 2002]
- AMOL reCollections Glossary - http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/c/htm