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.
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The electronics recycling effort at the event will accept items such as computer towers, printers and fax machines,
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Outside of edge-case compatibility issues (such as with legacy apps, some printers, fax machines, and scanners), the Zenbook A14 will handle your daily productivity tasks quite well.
—PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
Continuing to manage document exchanges manually, or using older technologies like fax machines, creates liabilities for firms and organizations.
—Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The hope is that one day when tricorders are used and purveyors of longevity miracles have long since passed, so too will faxes no longer be needed in healthcare.
—Seth Joseph, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Outside of edge-case compatibility issues (such as with legacy apps, some printers, fax machines, and scanners), the Zenbook A14 will handle your daily productivity tasks quite well.
—PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
Continuing to manage document exchanges manually, or using older technologies like fax machines, creates liabilities for firms and organizations.
—Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The hope is that one day when tricorders are used and purveyors of longevity miracles have long since passed, so too will faxes no longer be needed in healthcare.
—Seth Joseph, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fax
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“Fax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fax. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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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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