fax
fax definition
fax (faks)
noun
- the transmission of graphic matter by electrical or electronic means, as over a telephone line, for reception and reproduction; facsimile
- a reproduction produced in this way, printed out or stored as a computer file
- a device for producing such copiesalso fax machine
Etymology: < facsimile
adjective
of, for, or by means of facsimile a fax order
transitive verb
- to transmit by fax
- to send to by fax
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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