FACSIMILE

Facsimile

A facsimile is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original source as possible. It differs from other forms of reproduction by attempting to replicate the source as accurately as possible in terms of scale, color, condition, and other material qualities. For books and manuscripts, this also entails a complete copy of all pages; hence, an incomplete copy is a "partial facsimile". Facsimiles are sometimes used by scholars to research a source that they do not have access to otherwise, and by museums and archives for media preservation and conservation. Many are sold ...

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facsimile

Noun

  1. A copy or reproduction.
  2. A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images via radio or telephone network.
  3. The image sent by the machine itself.

Verb

  1. To send via a facsimile machine; to fax.


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