fax — meaning in English

English meaning

• facsimile noun An exact copy or reproduction of something, especially a document or work of art.
• fax noun A document sent electronically over a phone line to be printed at the other end, or the machine that sends and receives such documents.

Senses

fax is used for these senses in English:

• facsimile A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images via radio or telephone network.
• fax A document sent, or received and printed, by a fax machine.
• fax machine A device which scans, transmits, receives and prints documents (faxes) transmitted by telephone.

facsimile — full definition

1. noun An exact copy or reproduction of something, especially a document or work of art.
2. noun A fax — a machine or transmitted document sent electronically over a phone line.

fax — full definition

1. noun A document sent electronically over a phone line to be printed at the other end, or the machine that sends and receives such documents.
2. verb To send a document using a fax machine.

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