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facsimile machine

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noun

  1. 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

Noting that they were suspiciously similar to ordinary wirephoto transmissions, the men at Jodrell Bank fed them into an ordinary facsimile machine hurriedly borrowed from London's Daily Express.

From Time Magazine Archive

The facsimile machine gave a little chug and began unwinding a pale green, endless sheet.

From If at First You Don't... by John Brudy

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