102
A file that has been made smaller than an uncompressed bitmapped file by counting groups of black and
white dots and representing those with special shorthand codes, rather than storing the individual dots. See
also T.4.
CompuFax
The name of the product by Networking Dynamics Corporation which automates the sending of fax
documents from your VMS terminal or workstation.
CompuFax phone number directory
A database or collection of fax phone numbers, together with other information, such as the person's name,
title and company name. FAX_DB is a sample Phone Number Directory that comes with CompuFax.
concatenate
In CompuFax, to chain (a number of files) for transmission as a single fax. See also breakup.
coversheet
The first page of a fax, which commonly contains a company logo and miscellaneous information, such as the
name of the addressee and the sender, company name, a page count, etc. With CompuFax, you can send a fax
with or without coversheet or, if the message is brief, you can send only a coversheet, with your message
printed on it.
coversheet configuration file
A file, used by Com pu Fax, t o f acilitat e th e sen din g of a c over shee t. I t typically con tain s in for mat ion about
what overlay file to use and wh ere t o place the text on t h e coversheet.
coversheet overlay
A file used as an overlay with a coversheet .
CSI
Acronym for Called Service Identifier. A text strin g which ident ifies the receiver o f a fax to t he send er. See
also TSI.
database
A collection of record s co n taining data elements.
database lookup
See lookup.
delimiter
A symbol that marks the beginning or end of something.
device server
In CompuFax, a program which routes fax document files for conversion and subsequent transmission via a
fax device to their destin at ions. See also remote server .
embedding
Putting commands inside a text file in order to instruct CompuFax on how to process the document. See also
file directive .
facility code
The code in a Com p uFax or system message, which in d icates where the message originat ed .
fatal
An error message severity classification indicating that an attempted action did not work.