facsimile machine

British

noun

Often shortened to: fax. fax machine. a machine which transmits and receives documents in facsimile transmission

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The device - formally known as a facsimile machine - was once a regular feature of British offices.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2022

Among the retro symbols on the iPhone’s emoji keyboard is the humble facsimile machine.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2018

Then, in 1985 he happened to see a demonstration of a Sharp facsimile machine.

From BusinessWeek • Jun. 21, 2012

Jeffry Gardner, 44, who operates an advertising agency out of his split-level home in Centerport, N.Y., has an array of gadgetry, < including a personal computer, a video camera and a facsimile machine.

From Time Magazine Archive

His aide was bending over the facsimile machine as he came in.

From Generals Help Themselves by Pease, M. C.

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