Fax — For other uses, see Fax (disambiguation). A Samsung fax machine Fax (short for facsimile), sometimes called telecopying, is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material (both text and images), normally to a telephone number connected… … Wikipedia
facsimile machine — noun duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio • Syn: ↑facsimile, ↑fax • Derivationally related forms: ↑fax (for: ↑fax), ↑facsimile (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fax — [faks] n. [< FACSIMILE] 1. the transmission of graphic matter by electrical or electronic means, as over a telephone line, for reception and reproduction; facsimile 2. a reproduction produced in this way, printed out or stored as a computer… … English World dictionary
fax — s.m.inv. CO TS telecom. 1. apparecchio utilizzato per la trasmissione e la copiatura a distanza di testi e documenti attraverso una linea telefonica Sinonimi: facsimile, telefax. 2. documento trasmesso o ricevuto tramite tale apparecchio: ti… … Dizionario italiano
fax — ► NOUN 1) an exact copy of a document made by electronic scanning and transmitted by telecommunications links. 2) the production or transmission of documents in this way. 3) (also fax machine) a machine for transmitting and receiving such… … English terms dictionary
fax — (Del ingl. fax, abreviatura de facsimile, facsímile). 1. m. Sistema que permite transmitir a distancia por la línea telefónica escritos o gráficos. 2. Documento recibido por fax … Diccionario de la lengua española
fax — [ faks ] n. m. • 1987; abrév. de téléfax n. déposé; angl. telefax, abrév. de telefacsimile ♦ Anglic. Système de télécopie passant par une ligne téléphonique. ⇒ télécopie. Envoyer un message par fax. ♢ Par ext. L appareil reproduisant la copie. ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
fax — is first recorded in 1948 as a shortened form of facsimile (process, etc.) and quickly established itself in the standard language as a noun and verb during the 1980s when fax machines came into widespread use. The word has been accepted much… … Modern English usage
Fax (disambiguation) — Fax may refers to:* Fax, short for facsimile , a telecommunications technology used to transfer copies of documents over the telephone network. * FAX +49 69/450464, a German record company releasing ambient music. * FlyAsianXpress, commonly known … Wikipedia
Fax art — is art specifically designed to be sent or transmitted by a facsimile machine, where the fax art is the received fax . [http://www.art.net/Happenings/faxart.html Fax Art exhibition in Iceland] … Wikipedia
fax — Voz tomada del inglés fax abreviación de facsimile (machine o transmission) , que significa ‘aparato que permite transmitir por la línea telefónica escritos o gráficos’ y ‘documento transmitido o recibido mediante este aparato’. Se pronuncia… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas