2
: a device used to send or receive facsimile communications
3
: a facsimile communication
fax
verb
Examples of fax in a Sentence
She sent me a copy of her report by fax.
She sent me a fax of her report.
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Optical character recognition systems that once balked at faint fax copies can now parse documents with high accuracy, opening a path to automate footnote support files long trapped in PDF purgatory.
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William Tarr, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The Wilton Manors library generates about $6,000 a year, mostly from late fees and charges for copies and faxes, according to a city spokeswoman.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
There once was a time when businesses connected with the world through phones, fax machines and the mailroom.
—Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The electronics recycling effort at the event will accept items such as computer towers, printers and fax machines,
DVD and VCR players, video game consoles, microwave ovens, and receivers and cables, organizers said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
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William Tarr, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The Wilton Manors library generates about $6,000 a year, mostly from late fees and charges for copies and faxes, according to a city spokeswoman.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
There once was a time when businesses connected with the world through phones, fax machines and the mailroom.
—Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The electronics recycling effort at the event will accept items such as computer towers, printers and fax machines,
DVD and VCR players, video game consoles, microwave ovens, and receivers and cables, organizers said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
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“Fax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fax. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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fax
noun2
: a machine used to send or receive facsimile communications
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: a facsimile communication
fax
verb
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