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Appendix
Forwarding
The process of sending a received fax/I-fax document to another destination. For
example, if your machine at work receives a document, you can have the machine
forward the document to a machine at your home. This machine can also forward
documents to a Confidential Fax Inbox.
FQDN
Fully Qualified Domain Name. A full domain name, consisting of its local host name
and its domain name. An FQDN is sufficient to ascertain a specific Internet address
for any host on the Internet. This (name resolution) process uses DNS (Domain
Name System).
Frame type
The packet format that the network adapter of a computer uses to communicate over
a network. On Ethernet networks, there are four frame types: Ethernet 802.2,
Ethernet 802.3, Ethernet II, and Ethernet SNAP.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A client-server protocol enabling a user to transfer files on one
computer to and from another computer over a TCP/IP network. The File Transfer
Protocol also governs the client program with which the user transfers files.
G
Gamma Correction
An adjustment to the overall brightness of a scanner, monitor, or printer. On your
Canon machine, gamma correction refers to the degree of contrast on a printed
document.
Gateway Address
The default address of a network or Web site. It provides a single domain name and
point of entry to the site.
H
HP-GL/2
A graphics language that enables computer applications to draw graphic images
using printers. Images in HP-GL/2 are represented as vector graphics, in which vector
objects describe an image in terms of geometric shapes, such as lines and polygons,
and fills.