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

This all-in-one can scan, copy, print, and fax in color and black and white, supports two-sided duplex printing, has a capacious 225-sheet input tray, and a 35-sheet automatic document feeder. —K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 May 2026

The film’s promotion has given Cap’n Clark’s a real phone number for its fax machine: [phone]. —Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 21 May 2026

Healthcare has spent decades building increasingly sophisticated technology on top of infrastructure that still struggles to reliably move records, imaging and clinical context between institutions without faxes, CDs and manual coordination. —Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with product use can be reported to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax at 1-800-FDA-0178. —Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 13 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fax

• fax modem

Rhymes for fax

• axe
• backs
• blacks
• cracks
• flax
• hacks
• jacks
• knacks
• lacks
• lakhs
• lax
• macs

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