In telecommunication, the term white facsimile transmission has the following meanings:
- In an amplitude-modulated facsimile system, transmission in which the maximum transmitted power corresponds to the minimum density, i.e., the white area, of the object.
- In a frequency-modulated facsimile system, transmission in which the lowest transmitted frequency corresponds to the minimum density i.e., the white area, of the object.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188