8 REFERENCE MATERIAL
2. GLOSSARY
Most terms are explained on the pages
This glossary explains some terms that
where they occur (see the contents and the index). were not explained fully in the text.
ADF (Automatic Document Feeder):
A device which feeds the pages of a multipage document one at a time, in the order that you arranged the pages in the stack.
Batch Numbering (Page Count):
This is a way of numbering pages that allows you to check whether you received all pages, and if not, which ones are missing. For example, if you receive two pages with PI /3 printed on one and p2/3 on the other, you have just received a
BPS (Bits Per Second):
This is the data communication rate. In G3 mode, your fax terminal digitizes documents, transforming them into bits (an average page will produce about 200,000 of them), and then sends them out at atop speed of 14,400 bps.
Broadcasting:
In G3 fax communication terminology, broadcasting is the transmission of a document to more than one address in sequence, not simultaneously.
Consultative Committee for International Telephone and Telegraph. This committee sets interna- tional standards for communication.
Communication:
Transmission or reception.
Contrast:
The difference in intensity of darkness between the text and the background.
copy:
When used as a noun, this refers to a printout, either in copy mode or receive mode.
Country Code:
In international dialing, this is the code that directs he call to the country where the termina that you wish to send to is located.
Csl:
Called Subscriber Identification. See page 20.
Dial Pulses:
These are dialing signals that your terminal sends out if it uses pulse dialing (see page 19).
Document:
This is the original page or set of pages that you wish to send.
