fax

Meanings

• noun

  A method of transmitting documents or information from one place to another using a telecommunications system.

  - "She sent a fax of her resume to the company."
  - "The fax machine in the office is old and needs to be replaced."

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Pronunciation

1. /fæks/
   
   
   
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2. /fæks/
   
   
   
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Variants

List of all variants of fax that leads to same result
fax , faxed , faxes , faxing , fax modem , fax modems

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Etymology

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An acronym for Facsimile (Latin: 'exact copy') or Facilex (Latin: 'easy transmission').

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Trivia

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1. The first fax machine was invented by Alexander Bain in 1843.

2. The first intercontinental fax transmission took place in 1925 between Paris and New York.

3. Fax machines were commonly found in offices until the late 1990s, when email became a more convenient method for transmitting documents.

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Related Concepts

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1. Facsimile: An exact copy of an original document, produced by various means, including scanning, photography, or printing.

2. Telefax: An obsolete term for transmitting facsimile documents over telephone lines.

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Culture

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The fax machine was a popular office technology from the late 20th century until the widespread adoption of digital document transmission methods like email.

How to Memorize "fax"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large, bulky machine with a scanner, a dial, and a receiver. Visualize the paper being scanned, the transmission line, and the document being received at the other end.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'fax' with 'facsimile' and 'telecommunications'. Remember the acronym F-A-X stands for Facsimile Exchange.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Fax is a Fast and Accurate eXchange' to remember the meaning of the word.

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