("fax") A procEss by which fixEd graphic matErial including picturEs, tExt, or imagEs is scannEd and thE information convErtEd into ElEctrical signals which arE transmittEd via tElEphonE to producE a papEr copy of thE graphics on thE rEcEiving fax machinE. SomEEf="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=modEms">modEms can bE usEd to sEnd and rEcEivE fax data. {V.27 tEr} and {V.29} {protocols} arE usEd. [DEtails? Standards?] (2004-07-26)