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Fax machines

Terms that relate to machines that are able to send and receive scanned documents by use of a phone line.

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Electronic cover page

Office equipment; Fax machines

A printed page at the recipient's machine that contains the sender's and recipient's name, fax / telephone number, number of pages and comment.

F/t ring time

Office equipment; Fax machines

The length of time the machine rings when it calls you with a telephone call.

Message centre

Office equipment; Fax machines

A fax machine that has a built in digital answering machine which can store documents and voice messages.

Memory usage

Office equipment; Fax machines

A feature for units with message centre that tells the machine how to allocate the memory.

Speed-dial

Office equipment; Fax machines

Numbers that are programmed into the fax machine, which you can then access quickly and easily. You usually put the numbers you most commonly call in a speed-dial.

Scanning

Office equipment; Fax machines

The process where the original document is converted into an electronic image.

Thermal paper

Office equipment; Fax machines

Chemically treated roll paper that is used in thermal machines.

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