Bituminous substance produced in the refining of petroleum. Occurs naturally or by distillation of Crude Oil (Bitumen). Asphalt, also known as bitumen, is the sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits; it is a substance classed as a pitch. Until the 20th century, the term asphaltum was also used.
A person using a fax. The definition of a fax, also called a facsimile, is an image of a document that was scanned and sent electronically by a machine, or is slang for the machine used to send the image. An electronic document that is scanned by a machine and sent electronically to another machine where it is printed out is an example of a fax.
Alternatively the term fax server is sometimes used to describe a program that enables a computer to send and receive fax messages, set of software running on a server computer which is equipped with one or more fax-capable modems(or dedicated fax boards) attached to telephone lines or, more recently, software modem emulators which use T.38 (âFax over IPâ) technology to transmit the signal over an IP network.