fax machine

American  

[faks-muh-sheen] / ˈfæks məˌʃin /

noun

• fax machines
  plural

1. a machine for faxing documents, photographs, and other flat media.

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fax machine Scientific  

/ făks /

1. A device that sends and receives printed pages or images over telephone lines by digitizing the material with an internal optical scanner and transmitting the information as electronic signals.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fax machines
  plural

Example Sentences

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fax machine

Mr. Hockney created carpets and stained-glass windows; designed sets and costumes for ballet and opera; and made work using such unusual tools as paper pulp and a fax machine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

The bad news is that just like your fax machine, a lot of the key components of that rally aren’t around today.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

He only had a fax machine at the time, and out of the blue I got this fax from him: “Weezer, give me a call — we need to talk.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024

People would come in not only to buy milk and pick up the mail, Miller recalls, but to use the fax machine, find a plumber or just to swap gossip.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2024

Nineteen eighty-seven was the fax machine Tipping Point.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell