fax

[faks]

noun

1. facsimile.

adjective

1. facsimile.

verb (used with object)

1. to transmit a facsimile of (printed matter, photographs, or the like) electronically.

   Fax the information to all our branch offices.

fax

/ fæks /

noun

1. Also: fax machine. short for facsimile machine

2. short for facsimile transmission

3. a message or document sent by fax

verb

1. (tr) to send (a message, document, etc) by fax

Word History and Origins

Origin of fax¹

By shortening and respelling

Example Sentences

All of Asahi's facilities have now partially reopened and restarted production but computer systems remain down, meaning orders are being processed using pen, paper and fax machines.

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That means it has to process orders and shipments manually - using pen, paper and fax machines - resulting in much fewer shipments than before the attack.

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Together, they wrote the screenplay for what became Sandler’s 1995 starring vehicle “Billy Madison,” trading pages by fax while Herlihy typed late at night on a computer at his law firm.

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She wrote to the Russians and asked how much value there had been in the stolen TRW documents and received a fax claiming it was useless.

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"If they have to, they'll use a fax machine. Any silo mentality disappears and everyone becomes very clearly focused on how to fix it."

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Related Words

• copy 
• transmission