jessicafrancis

A fax (short for facsimile and sometimes called telescoping) is the telephonic transmission of scanned-in printed material (text or images), usually to a telephone number associated with a printer or other output device. The original document is scanned with a fax machine, which treats the contents (text or images) as a single fixed graphic image, converting it into a bitmap. In this digital form, the information is transmitted as electrical signals through the telephone system. The receiving fax machine reconverts the coded image and prints a paper copy of the document. Faxing has reliability advantages over postal messages as well because mailings risk damage or loss. Faxes sent to the right number are guaranteed to appear on your recipient's fax machine immediately. Long before email was invented, the fax machine was the main way of quickly communicating in the office setting. The facsimile, or fax, machine is a means of sending a copy of information, by way of a tele