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FAX ADAPTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Components
- Facsimile
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fax board
1, record 1, English, fax%20board
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fax adapter 2, record 1, English, fax%20adapter
correct, standardized
- fax card 3, record 1, English, fax%20card
correct
- fax printed circuit board 4, record 1, English, fax%20printed%20circuit%20board
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An expansion board installed in a workstation, used to transmit or receive images by fax. 5, record 1, English, - fax%20board
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A number of companies ... make fax cards for personal computers. These are cards that plug into the expansion bus on your IBM PC computer to communicate with another fax machine. 6, record 1, English, - fax%20board
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
With such a board, you can receive faxes, print them, and store them on your hard disk. You can also create outgoing faxes from text and graphic files, as well as images you've scanned in. Many fax boards can act as fax servers for large networks of computers - sending, receiving, and routing faxes for an entire office. 7, record 1, English, - fax%20board
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fax board; fax adapter: terms standardized by CSA International. 8, record 1, English, - fax%20board
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Composants électroniques
- Télécopie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- carte de télécopie
1, record 1, French, carte%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9copie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- carte fax 2, record 1, French, carte%20fax
correct, feminine noun
- carte-télécopieur 3, record 1, French, carte%2Dt%C3%A9l%C3%A9copieur
correct, feminine noun
- carte télécopie 4, record 1, French, carte%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9copie
correct, feminine noun
- module fax 4, record 1, French, module%20fax
correct, masculine noun
- module de télécopie 4, record 1, French, module%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9copie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carte d'extension installée sur une station de travail et utilisée pour envoyer ou recevoir des images par télécopie. 5, record 1, French, - carte%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9copie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'où l'idée des fabricants, mise en œuvre depuis trois ans, de proposer des cartes fax pour micro-ordinateur, qui se raccordent d'un côté à un connecteur d'extension et de l'autre à une prise téléphonique. Pilotées à l'aide d'un programme de communication, elles s'utilisent sans difficulté et ne nécessitent pas la présence d'une carte à l'autre bout de la ligne; un simple télécopieur suffit. 6, record 1, French, - carte%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9copie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
carte de télécopie : terme normalisé par la CSA International. 7, record 1, French, - carte%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9copie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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