Information Science

Telefacsimile

A telecommunication system combining the transmission of a document scanned at a transmitter, its reconstruction at a receiving station, and its duplication there by a copier.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A telecommunication system combining the transmission of a document scanned at a transmitter, its reconstruction at a receiving station, and its duplication there by a copier.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Fax
  • Telefax
  • Telefacsimiles
  • Facsimile Transceiver
  • Facsimile Transmission
  • Facsimile Transceivers
  • Facsimile Transmissions
  • Transceiver, Facsimile
  • Transceivers, Facsimile
  • Transmission, Facsimile
  • Transmissions, Facsimile

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Aspects Covered

11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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Previous Indexing

  • Copying Processes (1986-1991)
  • Telecommunications (1986-1991)

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  1. L01w.280w.950w
  2. L01w.462w.500w.847w.606w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Telefacsimile. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016636. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016636
  2. Telefacsimile. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fax
  3. Telefacsimile. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132744