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.
Recent Examples on the Web
More than 30 states allow certain voters to return their ballots either by fax, email or an online portal, according to data collected by the National Conference of State Legislatures and Verified Voting, a nonpartisan group that studies state voting systems.
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Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 25 June 2024
Born in 1970s Philadelphia and raised by a penniless single mother, Adina Giorno also happens to be a space alien who communicates via fax with extraterrestrial overlords who’ve sent her to report on earth’s society.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 June 2024
Error 321 is a communication error that would appear on a fax machine with a poor telephone line connection.
—Austin Curtright, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Health workers used phones, fax machines and pneumatic tubes to send messages across departments or outside the facility.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2024
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Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 25 June 2024
Born in 1970s Philadelphia and raised by a penniless single mother, Adina Giorno also happens to be a space alien who communicates via fax with extraterrestrial overlords who’ve sent her to report on earth’s society.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 June 2024
Error 321 is a communication error that would appear on a fax machine with a poor telephone line connection.
—Austin Curtright, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Health workers used phones, fax machines and pneumatic tubes to send messages across departments or outside the facility.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2024
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“Fax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fax. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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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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