fax

noun

ˈfaks 

1

: facsimile sense 2

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

Turn your phone into a scanner, document editor, and fax machine with this lifetime subscription to SwiftScan VIP for $41.99 (reg. —Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 14 Feb. 2025

Between the lines: The company offers modern solutions to companies that still heavily rely on email, phone and fax communications for transferring sensitive information like wire instructions and bank account information. —Ryan Lawler, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025

The request can be submitted through mail, fax or email. —Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 30 Sep. 2024

Traditional polling is going the way of the fax machine, being gradually supplanted by prediction markets like Polymarket. —Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fax

• fax modem

Kids Definition

fax

noun

ˈfaks 

1

: facsimile sense 2

2

: a machine used to send or receive facsimile communications

3

: a facsimile communication

fax verb