Facsimile (Fax) – Definition and Pronunciation
What is Fax?
Fax – abbreviation for “facsimile”, a device used to transmit a copy of an original document. The Inmarsat-A, B/M and mini-M systems support twoway fax transmissions. The Inmarsat-C system is able to send only text messages (no graphics) to a fax terminal in the ship-to-shore direction. It is only possible to send text messages (no graphics) in the shore-to-ship direction by using a third party fax bureau.
Examples of Fax
FSS operators tend to focus on the provision of satellite capacity while MSS operators are typically involved in service delivery; in fact, MSS operators provide a menu of services, including medium data rate M2M services and voice/fax, safety-support communications, narrowband data (<128 kbps) services; but they also provide broadband services, such as Inmarsat FleetBroadband and Iridium Pilot.
From “M2M Developments and Satellite Applications”.
The plane’s Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS), which was invented in the 1970s and is based on telex, an almost century-old ancestor of text messaging made essentially obsolete by fax machines.
From “Exploring the Future of Satellites”.
Semi fax – The Semi Fax facility enables the ship to order a message to be transmitted as a fax from the Central system to a destination ashore, using the international telephone network.
From “Using TELEX Over Radio: A Practical Guide for Exploitation”.
Pronunciation of Fax
