NDC comm CompuFax - Manual (Page 128)

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header line
The line of text right at the top of a fax, which contains identifying information, such as date and time of
transmission, sender's fax phone number, page number, etc.
HELP
The command to type when you need online assistance.
image
A picture. In CompuFax, especially a picture as it appears on a fax or on the screen of a computer terminal.
See also bitmap.
include-file
A text file that contains programming information and that is to be included in one or more programs.
informational
A type of message from CompuFax which tells you some information not related to an error condition.
journal file
A file which contains a running record of messages, usually with date and time annotations to give a history
of what occurred on the system.
key
A field used to identify or locate a record.
landscape orientation
A image on a page, which has been turned 90 degrees clockwise; that is, the width of the image is normally
greater than its height. This in contrast with portrait orientation, where the height of the image is greater than
its width.
lookup
The CompuFax feature of being able to have CompuFax look up a person's fax phone number and possibly
other information from a database on the computer, when you enter all or part of that person's name (or
other identifying information.)
mail-merge
The CompuFax facility that allows a user to do text substitutions into documents as they are faxed out to
various locations. This facility provides the user with a method of creating form letters that contain
customized or personalized information.
message descriptor
An abbreviation in a CompuFax or system message, which is unique for each type of message.
modem
See fax device.
N DC
Acronym for Networking Dynamics Corporation, creators of CompuFax. Also available from NDC are
MultiSessions, which allows users to run up to ten sessions from a single terminal, and PEEK & SPY, a
system management tool.
node
A computer that is part of a network or cluster.