First Known Use: 1948
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fax
noun \ˈfaks\
: a system for sending and receiving printed materials (such as documents and drawings) and photographs using telephone lines
: a machine used in this system
: something (such as a document or a photograph) that is sent or received by fax
Full Definition of FAX
1
: facsimile 2
2
: a device used to send or receive facsimile communications
3
: a facsimile communication
— fax verb
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Origin of FAX
by shortening & alteration
FAX Defined for Kids
1fax
noun \ˈfaks\
Definition of FAX for Kids
1
: facsimile 2
2
: a machine used to send or receive material by facsimile
3
: something sent or received by facsimile
2fax
verb
faxedfax·ing
Definition of FAX for Kids
: to send material by facsimile
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