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
Previously, this could only be returned on Election Day to the election board directly by hand, email, or fax, or to an official at a precinct or vote center.
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Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Voting requests from military and overseas voters must have been received via email or fax by noon local time on Monday.
—Abc News, ABC News, 7 May 2024
The Chinese Swimming Association did not reply to a fax seeking comment on the tests.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Error 321 is a communication error that would appear on a fax machine with a poor telephone line connection.
—USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
But now, her office is inundated with faxes, emails, texts and phone calls that have little to do with her life's work.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
That – not email, fax, or telephone – was the first telecommunication.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Detective Andy Mazzanti wasn’t there to grab the fax.
—Time, 2 Oct. 2023
According to Schemel, Love was constantly checking the fax machine for messages from Cobain.
—Candace Hansen, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2024
Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Voting requests from military and overseas voters must have been received via email or fax by noon local time on Monday.
—Abc News, ABC News, 7 May 2024
The Chinese Swimming Association did not reply to a fax seeking comment on the tests.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Error 321 is a communication error that would appear on a fax machine with a poor telephone line connection.
—USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
But now, her office is inundated with faxes, emails, texts and phone calls that have little to do with her life's work.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
That – not email, fax, or telephone – was the first telecommunication.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Detective Andy Mazzanti wasn’t there to grab the fax.
—Time, 2 Oct. 2023
According to Schemel, Love was constantly checking the fax machine for messages from Cobain.
—Candace Hansen, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Fax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fax. Accessed 15 May. 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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