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| fax [ faks ] |
noun (plural fax·es) |
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1. message sent electronically: a document or image that is transmitted in digitized electronic form over telephone lines and reproduced in its original form on the receiving end
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2. system for transmitting documents: a system of transmitting documents and images electronically over telephone lines
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often used before a noun
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  sent by fax
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3. transmitting machine: a machine incorporating a telephone that sends and receives documents or images via fax
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transitive verb (past and past participle faxed, present participle fax·ing, 3rd person present singular fax·es) |
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send by fax: to send a document or image electronically using a fax machine
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| [Mid-20th century. Shortening of facsimile] |
