http://printwiki.org/FaxRecent Changes of the page "Fax" on PrintWiki.en-us http://printwiki.org/Fax2007-09-06 12:00:00Encyclopedia of Graphic Communications Import <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Fax<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ Short for ["facsimile"], a term referring to the transmission of text, illustrations, or other material over telephone lines, either by means of a "fax machine" or a ["facsimile modem"]. In its most basic form, the fax machine at the transmission site scans the image to be sent and is transmitted to another fax machine as a series of impulses. The receiving device reads these impulses as a series of dots, and prints the reconstructed image onto either special thermal paper or on plain paper utilizing an ink cartridge. (With a facsimile modem, either the sender or receiver—or both—may be a computer which, with the use of special software and peripheral devices can perform the same functions as a standalone fax machine.)</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div>