fax machine

American  

[faks-muh-sheen] / ˈfæks məˌʃin /

noun

plural

fax machines

1. a machine for faxing documents, photographs, and other flat media.

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fax machine Scientific  

/ făks /

1. A device that sends and receives printed pages or images over telephone lines by digitizing the material with an internal optical scanner and transmitting the information as electronic signals.

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Example Sentences

And there were other things he could not recall — what a fax machine is called, the name of a former cabinet colleague, the agency that preserves official papers.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

So I got the lyrics, which took up an entire roll of thermal fax machine paper.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2023

The fax machine is about to be pushed closer to the dustbin of history.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2022

After all, the nation known for Nintendo games, Lexus sportscars and other gadgetry galore also loves the fax machine and the traditional “hanko” seals that work as analog signatures.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022

A few days later, I received a message on my fax machine.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom