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TelephonyDevice
A
TelephonyDevice
is a
CommunicationDevice
that, when connected to a
TelephoneSystem
, functions as an access point allowing end users (
Human
s or other
Agent
s, such as autonomous/scheduled
ComputerProgram
s) to send or receive signals via the system.
Telephone
s and
FaxMachine
s are
TelephonyDevice
s. A given
Computer
may or may not function as a
TelephonyDevice
, depending on the
ComputerProgram
s it runs and the
ComputerComponent
s that are part of it.
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Parents
CommunicationDevice
A
CommunicationDevice
is a
Device
which serves at the
instrument
in a
Communication
Process
by allowing the communicated message to be conveyed between the participants.
ContactSite
A
ContactSite
is an
Object
, typically a Place or a
Residence
or a
CommunicationDevice
such as a
Telephone
, that has some kind of address identifier and can serve as a point of contact for a
Human
or
Organization
.
ElectricDevice
A
Device
that uses
Electricity
as its primary power source.
Children
FaxMachine
A
FaxMachine
is a
TelephonyDevice
that scans a paper page and transmits a coded image of the page over a
TelephoneSystem
to a receiving
FaxMachine
, which decodes the coded and image and prints a replica of the original. A typical
FaxMachine
is made up of a scanner, a printer, a modem, and a control panel with some sort of status display.
Telephone
A
Telephone
is a
CommunicationDevice
that enables
LinguisticCommunication
between nodes in a
TelephoneSystem
by converting sound into electrical signals that are then transmitted. When the signals are received, they are converted back into sound.
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