Fax Fax Fax (short for facsimile), sometimes called telecopying or telefax (the latter short for telefacsimile), is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material (both text and images), normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device. The original document is scanned with a fax machine (or a telecopier), which processes the contents (text or images) as a single fixed graphic image, converting it into a bitmap, and then transmitting it through the telephone system in the form of audio-frequency tones. The receiving fax machine interprets the tones and reconstructs the image, printing a paper copy. Early
Registered fax Registered fax The technical process called as a whole hereinafter "registered fax" (« fax recommandé » in French) consists in sending an electronic document by fax where both the content is certified and the delivery to the recipient is guaranteed. <br> It serves the purpose of creating legal evidence that unalterable information has been shared between the sender and the receiver of the registered fax. The functional principle is as follows: - After the document to be sent is converted into a multiple page image in fax format, this image is time stamped.<br> - A final page is added to