fax
An electronically transmitted facsimile of a document. A machine that will transmit and receive such documents. The action of transmitting such a document
FAX
The command that VMS recognizes and which tells it to begin running the CompuFax command processor on your VAX or Alpha AXP computer.
fax device (modem)
A device used to transmit images via a telephone line to another such device which converts received telephone signals back into images. The word modem is derived from the words modulation/ demodulation.
fax phone number
A phone number which has a FAX machine connected to it, which is dedicated to the transmission and receipt of fax communications.
FAX%
The command to use at the VMS MAIL To: prompt to tell VMS MAIL that you are sending a fax. (No spaces are allowed between FAX% and the destination phone number that follows it.)
FAX>
The prompt that is displayed when you type FAX and press return. This prompt tells you that the CompuFax command processor is running. This is also known as the CompuFax command line.
FAX_DB
The sample database application that comes with CompuFax. Each FAX_DB record contains a phone number and other fields.
field
Another name for a data element of a database record. Examples might include First Name, City, or Phone Number.
file
A collection of related information, usually consisting of a number of records and stored on disk.
file directive
A command that is embedded into a fax document.
font
A printing term, denoting letters, numerals and other printing symbols of a particular size and style, such as Courier bold
graphics
The subject of representing images, especially on paper, as in faxes. See also bitmapped file and ASCII file.
group 3
Fax equipment which conforms to the T.4 standard. It sends a typical letter size fax in about half a minute over a voice grade phone line.
header font
The font used with the header line on a fax document.
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