fax1

 
Pronunciation: /faks/

noun

  • an exact copy of a document made by electronic scanning and transmitted as data by telecommunications links: we got a three-page fax from her assistant
  • [mass noun] the production or transmission of faxes: he received the report by fax
  • (also fax machine) a machine for transmitting and receiving faxes: the equipment consists of four word processors, a fax, and a photocopier

verb

[with object]
  • send (a document) by fax: please fax the agreement to me
  • contact (someone) by fax: to obtain a brochure fax the agent

Origin:

1940s: abbreviation of facsimile