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fax definition

fax (faks)

noun

  1. the transmission of graphic matter by electrical or electronic means, as over a telephone line, for reception and reproduction; facsimile
  2. a reproduction produced in this way, printed out or stored as a computer file
  3. a device for producing such copies
    also fax machine

Etymology: < facsimile

adjective

of, for, or by means of facsimile a fax order

transitive verb

  1. to transmit by fax
  2. to send to by fax

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