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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PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
Continuing to manage document exchanges manually, or using older technologies like fax machines, creates liabilities for firms and organizations.
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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.
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The most common way people registered was through department of motor vehicles offices, but 9% of voters registered to vote by mail, fax or email, and 14% registered online in 2022, according to the EAC.
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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
The most common way people registered was through department of motor vehicles offices, but 9% of voters registered to vote by mail, fax or email, and 14% registered online in 2022, according to the EAC.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Fax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fax. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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fax
noun2
: a machine used to send or receive facsimile communications
3
: a facsimile communication
fax
verb
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