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FAX files: what are they and how do I open them?

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Fax document (generic Group 3 1bit encoded data)

Files with fax file extension can be found as digital pictures saved in format used to visualize fax documents in electronic format.

Further details:

The fax file extension is generally related and used for various Fax files, i.e. scanned documents and send through fax machines.

The most common group 3 faxes conform to the ITU-T Recommendations T.30 and T.4. Group 3 faxes take between six and fifteen seconds to transmit a single page (not including the initial time for the fax machines to handshake and synchronize). The horizontal and vertical resolutions are allowed by the T.4 standard to vary among a set of fixed resolutions.

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What is the meaning of a file extension?

File extensions are characters that appear after the dot in a computer file's name. For example, the file "unknown-file.fax" has the file extension "fax". This is used to identify which program should open the file or what file type it is.
File extensions help you organize and manage files. They provide a quick and easy way to identify and associate the file type with the appropriate software.

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