fax

[ faks ]

noun

1. facsimile ( def 2 ).

adjective

1. facsimile ( def 5 ).

verb (used with object)

1. to transmit a facsimile of (printed matter, photographs, or the like) electronically:

   Fax the information to all our branch offices.

fax

/ fæks /

noun

1. Alsofax machine short for facsimile machine
2. short for facsimile transmission
3. a message or document sent by fax

verb

1. tr to send (a message, document, etc) by fax

Word History and Origins

Origin of fax¹

By shortening and respelling

Example Sentences

She wanted help identifying a document she’d found among Molina’s papers — it was a fax; it might as well have been a stone tablet to her — from county archives.

From Los Angeles Times

The packs include paper forms and a fax machine – a contingency in case their digital ordering system becomes unavailable.

From BBC

She noted that Parton sent her a fax two Mother’s Days ago.

From Los Angeles Times

No doubt 25 years ago people were resistant from switching from fax to email, but the change has made communication far more efficient.

From BBC

The New York Times reported in May that it had received a set of emails, faxed from a toll-free number, in choppy Luganda, a Bantu language widely spoken in Uganda.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• relay
• transmit