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Facsimile Definition

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.


- The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe

Definition Provided By Denise Howe