"Fax art Fax art is art specifically designed to be sent or transmitted by a facsimile machine, where the ""fax art"" is the received ""fax"". It is also called telecommunications art or telematic art. ""Fax art was another means of mediating distances"", according to art historians Annmarie Chandler and Norie Neumark. Fax art was first ""faxed"" in 1980, but that was not ""documented"" until 1985. On January 12, 1985, Joseph Beuys together with Andy Warhol and the Japanese artist Kaii Higashiyama participated in the ""Global-Art-Fusion"" project. This was a Fax-Art project, initiated by the conceptual artist Ueli Fuchser, in which"
"Opifex Opifex is a Latin word meaning artisan or manufacturer and referring to a worker who created something. The word is derived from the Latin words ""opus"" (""work"" or ""thing"") and ""facio"" (""to make""); the plural form is opifices. The word is also used as the name of the genus ""Opifex"" in the mosquito subfamily and in the binomial name of the species ""Phidippus opifex"" The word is used in the Latin for St Joseph the Worker, ""Sanctus Josephus Opifex"", celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church on May 1st. Additionally, the German alchemist Cornelius Agrippa used the word in the"
"meaning milk in Latin), an allusion to the white substance, now called latex, exuded by cut stems. This word has become the genus name, while ""sativa"" (meaning ""sown"" or ""cultivated"") was added to create the species name. The current word ""lettuce"", originally from Middle English, came from the Old French ""letues"" or ""laitues"", which derived from the Roman name. The name ""romaine"" came from that type's use in the Roman papal gardens, while ""cos"", another term for romaine lettuce, came from the earliest European seeds of the type from the Greek island of Cos, a center of lettuce farming in"
"use it as a synonym for photocopying. Faxlore, often called 'Xeroxlore' Xerox Xerox Corporation (; also known as Xerox) is an American global corporation that sells print and digital document solutions, and document technology products in more than 160 countries. Xerox is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut (having moved from Stamford, Connecticut in October 2007), though its largest population of employees is based around Rochester, New York, the area in which the company was founded. The company purchased Affiliated Computer Services for $6.4 billion in early 2010. As a large developed company, it is consistently placed in the list of Fortune"
"""k"" in words from French (e.g. ""karantæne""). The letter 'x' is normally replaced by ""ks"" in words from Latin, Greek, or French, e.g. ""eksempel, maksimal, tekst, heksagon, seksuel""; but 'x' is retained: 1) at the beginning of words of Greek origin, where it sounds , e.g. ""xylograf, xylofon""; 2) before 'c' in words of Latin origin, e.g. ""excellent, excentrisk""; 3) in chemical terms, e.g. ""oxalsyre, oxygen""; 4) in loanwords from English, e.g. ""exitpoll, foxterrier, maxi, sex, taxi""; 5) at the end of French loanwords, where it is silent, e.g. ""jaloux"" . The verb ""exe/ekse"", derived from the name of the"
"deriving from Classical ""equa""). The differences applied even to the basic grammatical particles; many classical have no reflex in Romance, such as ""an, at, autem, dōnec, enim, ergō, etiam, haud, igitur, ita, nam, postquam, quidem, quīn, quod, quoque, sed, utrum"" and ""vel"". Verbs with prefixed prepositions frequently displaced simple forms. The number of words formed by such productive suffixes as ""-bilis"", ""-ārius"", ""-itāre"" and ""-icāre"" grew apace. Some Romance languages preserve Latin words that were lost in most others. For example, Italian ""ogni"" (""each/every"") and Sardinian ""ondzi"" continue Latin ""omnes"". Elsewhere the gap is filled by reflexes of Greek κατά"
"Factory (trading post) ""Factory"" (from Latin ""facere"", meaning ""to do""; , , , ) was the common name during the medieval and early modern eras for an entrepôt – which was essentially an early form of free-trade zone or transshipment point. At a factory, local inhabitants could interact with foreign merchants, often known as factors. First established in Europe, factories eventually spread to many other parts of the world. The factories established by European states in Africa, Asia and the Americas from the 15th century onward also tended to be official political dependencies of those states. These have been seen,"
"Third Book of his ""Occult Philosophy"" to refer to God. Andrew Marvell uses the phrase ""opifex horti"" in his neo-Latin poem ""Hortus"" (l. 49) to refer to the gardener. Opifex Opifex is a Latin word meaning artisan or manufacturer and referring to a worker who created something. The word is derived from the Latin words ""opus"" (""work"" or ""thing"") and ""facio"" (""to make""); the plural form is opifices. The word is also used as the name of the genus ""Opifex"" in the mosquito subfamily and in the binomial name of the species ""Phidippus opifex"" The word is used in the"
"primarily derived from Latin and Greek words, the Greek being filtered through the Latin. Roman engineering had the same effect on scientific terminology as a whole. Latin law principles have survived partly in a long list of Latin legal terms. A few international auxiliary languages have been heavily influenced by Latin. Interlingua is sometimes considered a simplified, modern version of the language. Latino sine Flexione, popular in the early 20th century, is Latin with its inflections stripped away, among other grammatical changes. One study analyzing the degree of differentiation of Romance languages in comparison to Latin (comparing phonology, inflection, discourse,"
"it is likely that merchant galleys all over the Mediterranean were highly similar. In Greek they were referred to as ""histiokopos"" (""sail-oar-er"") to reflect that they relied on both types of propulsion. In Latin they were called ""actuaria (navis)"" (""ship that moves"") in Latin, stressing that they were capable of making progress regardless of weather conditions. As an example of the speed and reliability, during an instance of the famous ""Carthago delenda est""-speech, Cato the Elder demonstrated the close proximity of the Roman arch enemy Carthage by displaying a fresh fig to his audience that he claimed had been picked"
"made through weaving, knitting, spreading, crocheting, or bonding that may be used in production of further goods (garments, etc.). ""Cloth"" may be used synonymously with ""fabric"" but is often a piece of fabric that has been processed. The word 'textile' is from Latin, from the adjective ""textilis"", meaning 'woven', from ""textus"", the past participle of the verb ""texere"", 'to weave'. The word 'fabric' also derives from Latin, most recently from the Middle French ""fabrique"", or 'building, thing made', and earlier as the Latin ""fabrica"" 'workshop; an art, trade; a skilful production, structure, fabric', which is from the Latin ""faber"", or"
"""translation"". Instead, they simply adapted the second of the two alternative Latin words, traductio. Thus, Aragonese: ; Catalan: ; French: ; Italian: ; Portuguese: ; Romanian: ; and Spanish: . The English verb ""to translate"" similarly derives from the Latin ""translatio"", itself derived from ""transferre"", ""to transfer"": in this case, ""transferred"" (""translatus"") from one language to another. Were the English verb ""translate"" calqued, it would be ""overset"", akin to the calques in other Germanic languages. Following are the Germanic- and Slavic-language calques for ""translation"": The computer mouse was named in English for its resemblance to the animal. Many other languages"
"Officinalis Officinalis, or officinale, is a Medieval Latin epithet denoting substances or organisms – mainly plants – with uses in medicine and herbalism. It commonly occurs as a specific epithet - the second term of a two-part botanical name. Officinalis is used to modify masculine and feminine nouns, while officinale is used for neuter nouns. The word ""officinalis"" literally means ""of or belonging to an ""officina"""", the storeroom of a monastery, where medicines and other necessaries were kept. ""Officina"" was a contraction of ""opificina"", from ""opifex"" (gen. ""opificis"") ""worker, maker, doer"" (from ""opus"" ""work"") + -""fex"", -""ficis"", ""one who does,"""
"+ ""verbum""; ""magnanimus"", from Greek μεγάθυμος, literally 'great spirit'. Greek phrases were also calqued in Latin, then borrowed or translated into English. A ""commonplace"" is an English calque of the Latin ""locus communis"", itself a calque of Greek κοινός τόπος. The Latin phrase ""deus ex machina"" (‘god out of the machine’) was calqued from the Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (""apò mēkhanês theós""). ""Materia medica"" is a short form of ""Dioscorides""<nowiki>'</nowiki> ""De Materia Medica"", the Latin translation of Περὶ ὕλης ἰατρικῆς. Q.E.D. (""quod erat demonstrandum"") is a calque of ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι. Subject matter is a calque of Latin ""subiecta māteria"","
"to mark time in them were the divisions of the Roman calendar. The ""Fasti"" is also the title of a six-book poem by Ovid based on the Roman religious calendar. It is a major source for Roman religious practice, and was translated into English by J. G. Frazer. In its religious sense, ""felix"" means ""blessed, under the protection or favour of the gods; happy."" That which is ""felix"" has achieved the ""pax divom"", a state of harmony or peace with the divine world. It is rooted in Indo-European ""*dhe(i)l,"" meaning ""happy, fruitful, productive, full of nourishment."" Related Latin words include"
"suffix has become -, alike in words from Greek, as , and those formed after them from Latin, as . Hence, some have used the spelling -ise in English, as in French, for all these words, and some prefer -ise in words formed in French or English from Latin elements, retaining -ize for those formed from Greek elements. However, the suffix itself, whatever the element to which it is added, is in its origin the Greek -, Latin -; and, as the pronunciation is also with z, there is no reason why in English the special French spelling should be"
"as something like an article. Unlike classical Latin, where ""esse"" (""to be"") was the only auxiliary verb, medieval Latin writers might use ""habere"" (""to have"") as an auxiliary, similar to constructions in Germanic and Romance languages. The accusative and infinitive construction in classical Latin was often replaced by a subordinate clause introduced by ""quod"" or ""quia"". This is almost identical, for example, to the use of ""que"" in similar constructions in French. In every age from the late 8th century onwards, there were learned writers (especially within the Church) who were familiar enough with classical syntax to be aware that"
"Filofax Filofax is a company based in the UK that produces a range of well-known personal organiser wallets. The organisers are traditionally leather bound and have a six-ring loose-leaf binder system. The design originated at Lefax, a United States company based in Philadelphia who exported products into the UK. The company also markets a range of personal leather goods and luggage under the ""Filofax"" brand. These organisers are available in over fifteen countries in the following sizes: A4, A5, Slimline, Personal, Pocket, Mini, Compact and Pocket Slimline. The name originates from an abbreviation of the phrase ""file of facts"". This"
"Formulary (model document) Formularies (singular formulary; Latin ""littera(e) formularis, -ares"") are medieval collections of models for the execution of documents (acta), public or private; a space being left for the insertion of names, dates, and circumstances peculiar to each case. Their modern equivalent are forms. It is practically inevitable that documents of the same nature, issued from the same office, or even from distinct offices, will bear a close resemblance to one another. Those charged with the execution and expedition of such documents come naturally to employ the same formulæ in similar cases; moreover, the use of such formulæ permits"
"have extended their own native word for ""mouse"" to include the computer mouse. Calque In linguistics, a calque or loan translation is a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal, word-for-word or root-for-root translation. Used as a verb, ""to calque"" means to borrow a word or phrase from another language while translating its components, so as to create a new lexeme in the target language. ""Calque"" itself is a loanword from the French noun ""calque"" (""tracing; imitation; close copy""); the verb ""calquer"" means ""to trace; to copy, to imitate closely""; ""papier calque"" is ""tracing paper"". The word ""loanword"""
"word ""Xerox"" was trademarked. Haloid eventually changed its name to Xerox Corporation. In the early 1950s, Radio Corporation of America (RCA) introduced a variation on the process called Electrofax, whereby images are formed directly on specially coated paper and rendered with a toner dispersed in a liquid. During the 1960s and through the 1980s, Savin Corporation developed and sold a line of liquid-toner copiers that implemented a technology based on patents held by the company. Before the widespread adoption of xerographic copiers, photo-direct copies produced by machines such as Kodak's Verifax were used. A primary obstacle associated with the pre-xerographic"
"""Officinalis""—the Latin adjective denoting tools, utensils and medical compounds—is written with an initial upper-case letter, unlike specific epithets, which are always written with an initial lower-case letter today. Synonyms: Historically, ""Senna alexandrina"" was used in the form of senna pods, or as herbal tea made from the leaves, as a laxative. It also serves as a fungicide. Modern medicine has used extracts since at least the 1950s as a laxative. If accidentally ingested by infants, it can cause side effects such as severe diaper rash. The active ingredients are several senna glycosides which interact with immune cells in the colon."
"of the Latin Mass, as well as quotations from the Latin Vulgate. They are carefully reworded to create a parody of the Mass, with themes such as Bacchus, the god of wine, and Decius, the god of dice (Decius was also the name of a Roman emperor), replacing the ""Dominus"" and ""Deus"" (Lord and God) of the Mass. There is much imagery of dice being used in gambling, and of drinking cups, wine, and taverns, ending with losing all of one’s possessions, including clothes, through drinking and gambling. Drinkers Mass Drinkers Masses, to include Gamblers Masses (Latin: ""Missa Potatorum, Officium"
"best suited to printed or hand-written documents, and not to items such as three-dimensional objects or oil paintings with unique surface texture. Reproductions of those latter objects are often referred to as replicas. Facsimile A facsimile (from Latin ""fac simile"" (to 'make alike')) is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original source as possible. It differs from other forms of reproduction by attempting to replicate the source as accurately as possible in scale, color, condition, and other material qualities. For books and"
"share making the split 80/20, and in the late 1990s, completed the purchase, so Rank Xerox formally became Xerox. In 1956 the Rank Organisation was looking for a product to sit alongside a small business it had making camera lenses. Thomas Law, who was the head of the business, found his answer in a scientific magazine he picked up by chance. He read about an invention that could produce copies of documents as good as the original. Law tracked down the backers, an obscure photographic-supply company in Rochester, New York, named Haloid. Haloid and Rank subsequently formed an affiliate called"
"most resemblance to Modern Greek. The history of the language spans over 3400 years of written records. Greek has had enormous impact on other languages both directly on the Romance languages, and indirectly through its influence on the emerging Latin language during the early days of Rome. Signs of this influence, and its many developments, can be seen throughout the family of Western European languages. More recently, the rise of internet-based communication services as well as cell phones have caused a distinctive form of Greek written partially, and sometimes fully in Latin characters to emerge; this is known as Greeklish,"
"Berzelius. Silex, meaning flint, is a third-declension Latin noun in the nominative case, thus with the root silic- for the other cases, from which words like silica are derived in English. The phrase ""in silice"" means ""in flint"". However, the adjective in Latin meaning flint-like is ""silicius, silicia, silicium"". Many names of elements with the ending -ium come from this adjectival form, e.g. calx (limestone), calcis (of limestone), calcium (limestone-like). In the end, ""in silico"" appears as an end rhyme on the words ""in vivo"" and ""in vitro"" making the word catchier based on similarity and not sounding odd to"
"begins with the following passage: Latin Latin (Latin: , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. The Latin alphabet is derived from the Etruscan and Greek alphabets, and ultimately from the Phoenician alphabet. Latin was originally spoken in the area surrounding Rome, known as Latium. Through the power of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language, initially in Italy and subsequently throughout the western Roman Empire. Vulgar Latin developed into the Romance languages, such as Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Romanian. Latin, Greek, and French have contributed many words to the English"
"from ""facere"" ""do, perform"". When Linnaeus invented the binomial system of nomenclature, he gave the specific name ""officinalis"", in the 1735 (1st Edition) of his Systema Naturae, to plants (and sometimes animals) with an established medicinal, culinary, or other use. Officinalis Officinalis, or officinale, is a Medieval Latin epithet denoting substances or organisms – mainly plants – with uses in medicine and herbalism. It commonly occurs as a specific epithet - the second term of a two-part botanical name. Officinalis is used to modify masculine and feminine nouns, while officinale is used for neuter nouns. The word ""officinalis"" literally means"
"to the future forms of ""sum"" (with the exception of ""erint"") and that the pluperfect endings are identical to the imperfect forms of ""sum"". Some Latin verbs are deponent, causing their forms to be in the passive voice but retain an active meaning: ""hortor, hortārī, hortātus sum (to urge). As Latin is an Italic language, most of its vocabulary is likewise Italic, ultimately from the ancestral Proto-Indo-European language. However, because of close cultural interaction, the Romans not only adapted the Etruscan alphabet to form the Latin alphabet but also borrowed some Etruscan words into their language, including ""persona"" ""mask"" and"
"from maker to maker and region to region. The placement of hobnails is less variable; they functioned to give both grip and foot-support, much like a modern sports shoe. At least one provincial manufacturer of army ""caligae"" has been identified by name. Caligae Caligae (Latin; singular ) are heavy-soled hobnailed military boots known for being issued to Roman legionary soldiers and auxiliaries throughout the Roman Republic and Empire. Caligae (singular ""caliga"") were heavy-duty, thick-soled openwork boots, with hobnailed soles. Caliga comes from the Latin 'callus' meaning hard, as hobnails were hammered into hard leather soles before being sewn onto a"
"are included. Accordingly, Romance words make roughly 35% of the vocabulary of Dutch. All three official scripts of the modern European Union—Latin, Greek and Cyrillic—descend from writing systems used in the Roman Empire. Today, the Latin script, the Latin alphabet spread by the Roman Empire to most of Europe, and derived from the Phoenician alphabet through an ancient form of the Greek alphabet adopted and modified by Etruscan, is the most widespread and commonly used script in the world. Spread by various colonies, trade routes, and political powers, the script has continued to grow in influence. The Greek alphabet, which"
"there is a productive class of ""neuter"" nouns, which include the descendants of many Latin neuter nouns and which behave like masculines in the singular and feminines in the plural, both in the endings used and in the agreement of adjectives and pronouns (e.g. ""un deget"" ""one finger"" vs. ""două degete"" ""two fingers"", cf. Latin ""digitus"", pl. ""digiti""). Such nouns arose because of the identity of the Latin neuter singular ""-um"" with the masculine singular, and the identity of the Latin neuter plural ""-a"" with the feminine singular. A similar class exists in Italian, although it is no longer productive"