Definitions[]
A fax (short for facsimile) is
- "[a] system [that] converts a page of text or images into data. Once the input data is scanned and translated into code, ordinary telephone lines can carry the transmission to a recipient’s terminal to be decoded and printed for hard copy distribution."[1]
- "[a]n exact copy of a document, drawing, photograph, or the like."[2]
A fax (short for facsimile) is
| “ | (a) a document received and printed on a single or multi-function stand-alone device, (b) a single or multi-function stand-alone device for the express purpose of transmitting and receiving documents from a like device over a standard telephone line, or (c) a facsimile server, application, service which implements email-like technology and transfers documents over a network.[3] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ Electronic Surveillance and Civil Liberties, at 47.
- ↑ EPA, Vocabulary Catalog List Detail - Records Glossary (full-text).
- ↑ Criminal Justice Information Services Security Policy, Glossary, at A-5.