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What does FAX mean?

Definitions for FAX
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word FAX.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. facsimile, facsimile machine, faxverb

    duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio

  2. fax, telefax, facsimileverb

    send something via a facsimile machine

    "Can you fax me the report right away?"

GCIDE

  1. faxnoun

    A document which is a facsimile of another document, converted into electrical symbols by a facsimile machine at one telephone terminal, transmitted via telephone and printed on some form of paper at a facsimile machine at a second telephone terminal. A document transmitted using a computer at one or both ends may also be called a fax if the transmission protocol is similar to that used by telefax devices, i.e. if the originating or receiving device could be a telefax device.

  2. faxverb

    To transmit a copy of a document (a fax) over a telephone line using facsimile devices or the telefax protocol at both ends. See fax, n., and facsimile, n.

Wikipedia

  1. Fax

    Fax (short for facsimile), sometimes called telecopying or telefax (the latter short for telefacsimile), is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material (both text and images), normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device. The original document is scanned with a fax machine (or a telecopier), which processes the contents (text or images) as a single fixed graphic image, converting it into a bitmap, and then transmitting it through the telephone system in the form of audio-frequency tones. The receiving fax machine interprets the tones and reconstructs the image, printing a paper copy. Early systems used direct conversions of image darkness to audio tone in a continuous or analog manner. Since the 1980s, most machines transmit an audio-encoded digital representation of the page, using data compression to more quickly transmit areas that are all-white or all-black. Fax machines were ubiquitous in offices in the 1980s and 1990s, but have gradually been rendered obsolete by Internet-based technologies such as email and the World Wide Web. They remain particularly popular in medical administration and law enforcement.

ChatGPT

  1. fax

    A fax is a communication method that allows transfer of printed or written material, documents, images, etc., from one location to another via a system connected over a telephone network. The term 'fax' is derived from 'facsimile,' which means an exact copy. The device used for this purpose is known as a fax machine which scans the document, converts the information into a digital format, and transmits it as electrical signals to another fax machine which then recreates the document.

Wikidata

  1. Fax

    Fax, sometimes called telecopying or telefax, is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material, normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device. The original document is scanned with a fax machine, which processes the contents as a single fixed graphic image, converting it into a bitmap, and then transmitting it through the telephone system. The receiving fax machine reconverts the coded image, printing a paper copy. For many decades before digital technology became widespread the scanned data was transmitted as analog. Although businesses usually maintain some kind of fax capability, the technology has faced increasing competition from Internet-based alternatives. Fax machines still retain some advantages, particularly in the transmission of sensitive material which, if sent over the Internet unencrypted, may be vulnerable to interception, without the need for telephone tapping. In some countries, because electronic signatures on contracts are not recognized by law while faxed contracts with copies of signatures are, fax machines enjoy continuing support in business. In Japan, faxes are still used extensively for cultural reasons.

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  1. FAX

    What does FAX stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FAX acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. FAX

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fax is ranked #107134 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Fax surname appeared 166 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fax.

    51.2% or 85 total occurrences were White.
    34.9% or 58 total occurrences were Black.
    9.6% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    3% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'FAX' in Nouns Frequency: #3020

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of FAX in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of FAX in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of FAX in a Sentence

  1. Hillary Clinton:

    Yes, a secure fax machine, which is harder to work than the regular.

  2. The CDC director:

    But a negative—that doesn’t mean you’re not contagious. And we needed to be very clear about that. at the start of the pandemic, some states that were unable to electronically report positive COVID-19 cases had to fax PCR results to the CDC, she said.

  3. Parker Conrad:

    We never had enough money—or we were always too cheap—to hire any kind of administrative staff, so [my co-founder] and I were always the ones dealing with sending out offer letters, setting people up on payroll or signing them up for health insurance. It was a couple of hours per month that I deeply resented, i would stop off at Kinko’s on my way home to fax in their insurance applications, because that was the only way to get things in to the insurance company. I remember every time thinking, ‘This is ridiculous. I can’t believe they don’t have systems for this.’.

  4. Bhavik Katira:

    If you can automatically process these events and then reduce manual labor there will be cleaner data then there is today because it's not being transmitted by fax, it's clear, it's structured and everyone has the same view. It will also lead to a lot of cost savings.

  5. Arnold Schwarzenegger:

    It is foolish to bring back laughable, outdated technology to suit your political agenda, i mean, what are you going to bring back next ? Floppy disks ? Fax machines ? Beanie Babies ? Beepers ? Or Blockbuster ? Think about it. What if you tried to save Blockbuster ?

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