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   fax

   /faks/

   noun

   • 1. an exact copy of a document made by electronic scanning and transmitted as data by telecommunications links: "we got a three-page fax from her assistant"
   • ▪ the production or transmission of faxes: "he received the report by fax"
   • ▪ a machine for transmitting and receiving faxes: "the equipment consists of four word processors, a fax, and a photocopier"

   verb

   • 1. send (a document) by fax: "please fax the agreement to me"
   • ▪ contact (someone) by fax: "to obtain a brochure fax the agent"

   Word Origin 1940s: abbreviation of facsimile.

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   What is a fax machine?

   • fax, in telecommunications, the transmission and reproduction of documents by wire or radio wave. Common fax machines are designed to scan printed textual and graphic material and then transmit the information through the telephone network to similar machines, where facsimiles are reproduced close to the form of the original documents.

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   What does fax mean?

   • A fax (also (also fax machine)) is also the machine that sends or receives such an image. I faxed the changes to my publisher. send sb a fax Could you send me a fax with your contact details please. Do you have a fax at home? send sth by fax I'll send the invoice by fax. Please fax me a copy of your passport.

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   What does it mean if someone sends a fax?

   • When you send someone a fax, their fax machine prints it out for them. You might need to send a fax when you're signing an important document long distance: for example, a lease or loan agreement might need to be signed, scanned, and sent as a fax. The word is a verb, too: "I'll fax that to you right away."

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   How does a fax work?

   • The original document is scanned with a fax machine (or a telecopier ), which processes the contents (text or images) as a single fixed graphic image, converting it into a bitmap, and then transmitting it through the telephone system in the form of audio-frequency tones.

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   Fax (short for facsimile), sometimes called telecopying or telefax (short for telefacsimile), is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material (both text and images), normally to a telephone number

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   Learn the origin, usage and examples of the word fax, which can be a noun or a verb. Fax means facsimile, a device or a communication that sends or receives images over a phone line.

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   Learn the meaning of fax as a noun and a verb, and see how to use it in different contexts. Find out the difference between fax and other terms such as email, text and telegram.

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   Fax is the transmission and reproduction of documents by wire or radio wave. Learn how fax machines work, how they evolved from telegraph technology, and how they are used today.

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   verb (used with object) to transmit a facsimile of (printed matter, photographs, or the like) electronically: Fax the information to all our branch offices. fax. / fæks / noun. Alsofax machine short for facsimile machine. short for facsimile transmission. a message or document sent by fax. verb. tr to send (a message, document, etc) by fax.

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   A fax is a machine that sends a scanned paper copy using a telephone line, and it's also what you call the document itself. When you send someone a fax, their fax machine prints it out for them.