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Definition of “fax

fax (fæksPronunciation for fax

Definitions

noun

  1. fax machineshort for facsimile machine
  2. short for facsimile transmission
  3. a message or document sent by fax

verb

  1. (tr) to send (a message, document, etc) by fax

Translations

  • British English: fax Pronunciation for fax A fax or a fax machine is a piece of equipment used to send and receive documents electronically along a telephone line.fæks NOUN
  • Spanish: fax Pronunciation for fax nm
  • French: fax Pronunciation for fax nm
  • German: Fax Pronunciation for Fax nnt Faxe
  • Chinese: 传真Pronunciation for 传真 n
  • Arabic: فَاكْسPronunciation for فَاكْس n
  • Portuguese: faxPronunciation for fax nm
  • Russian: факсPronunciation for факс nm
  • Croatian: faksPronunciation for faks nm
  • Czech: faxPronunciation for fax nm
  • Danish: faxPronunciation for fax nutr
  • Dutch: faxPronunciation for fax nm
  • Finnish: faksiPronunciation for faksi n
  • Greek: φαξPronunciation for φαξ nnt
  • Italian: faxPronunciation for fax nm
  • Japanese: ファックスPronunciation for ファックス n
  • Korean: 팩스Pronunciation for 팩스 n
  • Norwegian: faksPronunciation for faks nm
  • Polish: faksPronunciation for faks nm
  • Brazilian Portuguese: faxPronunciation for fax nm
  • European Spanish: fax Pronunciation for fax nm
  • Swedish: faxPronunciation for fax nnt
  • Thai: โทรสารPronunciation for โทรสาร n
  • Turkish: faksPronunciation for faks n
  • Vietnamese: bức faxPronunciation for bức fax n

  • British English: fax Pronunciation for fax If you fax a document, you send a document from one fax machine to another.Did you fax him a reply?fæks VERB Did you fax him a reply?
  • Spanish: enviar por faxPronunciation for enviar por fax v
  • French: faxer Pronunciation for faxer vt
  • German: faxen Pronunciation for faxen v
  • Chinese: 传真Pronunciation for 传真 v
  • Arabic: يُرْسِلُ بِالفاكسPronunciation for يُرْسِلُ بِالفاكس vt
  • Portuguese: enviar faxPronunciation for enviar fax v
  • Russian: посылать по факсуPronunciation for посылать по факсу v
  • Croatian: faksiratiPronunciation for faksirati v
  • Czech: odfaxovatPronunciation for odfaxovat v faxovat
  • Danish: faxePronunciation for faxe v
  • Dutch: faxenPronunciation for faxen v
  • Finnish: lähettää faksiPronunciation for lähettää faksi v
  • Greek: στέλνω φαξPronunciation for στέλνω φαξ v
  • Italian: inviare via faxPronunciation for inviare via fax v
  • Japanese: ファックスを送るPronunciation for ファックスを送る v
  • Korean: 팩스로 보내다Pronunciation for 팩스로 보내다 v
  • Norwegian: faksePronunciation for fakse v
  • Polish: przefaksowaćPronunciation for przefaksować v faksować
  • Brazilian Portuguese: passar faxPronunciation for passar fax v
  • European Spanish: mandar por faxPronunciation for mandar por fax v
  • Swedish: faxaPronunciation for faxa v
  • Thai: ส่งแฟ็กซ์Pronunciation for ส่งแฟ็กซ์ v
  • Turkish: fakslamakPronunciation for fakslamak v
  • Vietnamese: gửi faxPronunciation for gửi fax v

Usage examples

  • This data would obviously be too great in volume to be sent by fax.
    Terman, Douglas, Cormorant (1994)
  • The Vi range includes 14.4 and 28.8 Kbps modems, with facilities like voice-mail and fax on demand, besides data and fax features.
    Business Today (2001)
  • Entries to: The Globe Challenge, Editorial Dept., The Globe and Mail, 444 Front St. West, Toronto, Ont. M5V 2S9 ( fax : 416-585-5085).
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • And in purchasing, we buy all our bottles, labels, and cartons by phone or fax.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • He was delighted when a fax finally arrived from Cassiman confirming all of his historical research.
    Deborah Cadbury, THE LOST KING OF FRANCE: Revolution, Revenge and the Search for Louis XVII (2002)

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