fax machine

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fax machine

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Clipped compound of facsimile machine.

noun fax machines

A device which scans, transmits, receives and prints documents (faxes) transmitted by telephone. Rachel inserted the entire stack into the hydrolab's fax machine. Knowing only a few fax numbers by heart, she had limited choices, but she had already made up her mind who would be receiving these pages and her note. Holding her breath, she carefully typed in the person’s fax number.
Similar: facsimile machine, fax, telecopier

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noun device which scans, transmits, receives and prints faxes

中文	傳真機 /传真机 chuánzhēnjī
Français	fax, télécopieur
Deutsch	Faxgerät, Fernkopierer, Fax
Italiano	fax, telefax, telecopiatore, telecopiatrice
Ελληνικά	συυή τηλεομοιοτυπίας syyí tileomoiotypías
Русский	факсими́льный аппара́т faksimílʹnyj apparát, факс faks

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@misc{fax_machine_2026,
  title = {fax machine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fax%20machine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}