Common name for facsimile transmission or telefax. It refers to the transmission of images/printed textes/drawings over a telecommunications link, usually the telephone network. When placed on a fax machine, the original image/text/drawing is scanned by a transmitting device and converted into codes signals. These signals travel via the telephone lines to the receiving fax machine.
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