fax
A fax, also called a facsimile, is an image of a document that was scanned and sent electronically by a machine, or is slang for the machine used to send the image. (noun)
An electronic document that is scanned by a machine and sent electronically to another machine where it is printed out is an example of a fax.
To fax is to send documents via a machine that scans them and transmits them electronically to another similar machine after you put in a telephone number telling it what machine is the destination. (verb)
When you send an item using a fax machine, this is an example of a time when you fax.
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