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   fax

   /faks/

   noun

   • 1. an image of a document made by electronic scanning and transmitted as data by telecommunication links: "we got a three-page fax from her assistant"
   • ▪ the production or transmission of faxes: "he received the report by fax"
   • ▪ a machine for transmitting and receiving faxes: "the equipment consists of four word processors, a fax, and a photocopier"

   verb

   • 1. send (a document) by fax: "please fax the agreement to me"
   • ▪ contact (someone) by fax: "to obtain a brochure fax the agent"

   Word Origin 1940s: abbreviation of facsimile.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • F

     4

   • A

     1

   • X

     8

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