facsimile machine
Phone line copier
A facsimile machine, usually shortened to fax machine, transmits documents over telephone lines.
The sending machine scans a page and converts it to audio signals; the receiving machine decodes them and prints a copy.
Once essential for business communication, fax machines have been largely displaced by email and digital documents, though they persist in medicine, law, and government where signed documents still travel this way.
Phone-line document transfer
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- printoutPhysical copy from device
- hardcopyPrinted physical document
- cover sheetIntroductory document page
memo · letter · contract · invoice · purchase order · prescription · legal document · signed document
Device that reads data
- modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
- paper trayPrinter's supply holder
- paper feedPrinter's page intake system
- tonerImaging powder or facial astringent
ink cartridge · printhead · control panel · display · keypad · handset · rollers · cutter
Cause to arrive elsewhere
- receiveAccept something offered
- transmitTo send onward
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- connectJoin or link
handshake · confirmation · transmission report · busy signal · retry · queue · broadcast · polling
Phone-line document transfer
- telefaxTelephone document transmission
- fax modemDevice transmitting documents telephonically
- thermal paperStock that darkens with heat
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
handshake · protocol · analog · digital · dedicated line
Document reproduction machine
- multifunction printerDevice combining several office tasks
- MFPCombined office machine
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- office equipmentTools for workplace tasks
desktop · workstation · maintenance · paper jam · service call · dedicated line · extension · mailroom
fax
Phone-line document transfer
cover sheet · memo · letter · contract · invoice · purchase order · prescription · legal document · signed document · form
scanner
Device that reads data
- modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
- paper trayPrinter's supply holder
- paper feedPrinter's page intake system
toner · ink cartridge · printhead · control panel · display · keypad · handset · rollers · cutter · memory
send
Cause to arrive elsewhere
connect · handshake · confirmation · transmission report · busy signal · retry · queue · broadcast · polling · cover page
fax
Phone-line document transfer
- telefaxTelephone document transmission
- fax modemDevice transmitting documents telephonically
- thermal paperStock that darkens with heat
resolution · handshake · protocol · analog · digital · dedicated line
photocopier
Document reproduction machine
- multifunction printerDevice combining several office tasks
- MFPCombined office machine
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
office equipment · desktop · workstation · maintenance · paper jam · service call · dedicated line · extension · mailroom
facsimile machineemail
Digital written communication
electronic mail · instant messaging · text message · postal service · courier service
facsimile machinesmartphone
Handheld connected computer
cloud computing · tablet · wireless technology · mobile device
facsimile machineemail
Digital written communication
instant messaging · Slack · Microsoft Teams · smartphone · video conferencing
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