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.
Facsimile Machine (Fax Machine) Definition - What does Facsimile Machine (Fax Machine) mean? A facsimile (fax) machine uses public switched telephone networks (PSTN) and the Internet for the electronic fax transmission of text and images. Digital fax machines use modified Huffman and modified read data compression formats and scan 100-400 lines per inch (LPI).