FAX

Fax

Fax, sometimes called telecopying or telefax, is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material, normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device. The original document is scanned with a fax machine, which processes the contents as a single fixed graphic image, converting it into a bitmap, and then transmitting it through the telephone system. The receiving fax machine reconverts the coded image, printing a paper copy. For many decades before digital technology became widespread the scanned data was transmitted as analog.

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fax

Noun

  1. The hair of the head.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A fax machine or a document received and printed by one.

Verb

  1. To send a document via a fax machine.


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