fax

fax1
noun
  1. an exact copy of a document made by electronic scanning and transmitted as data by telecommunications links
    传真件
    ■[mass noun]the production or transmission of documents in this way
    发传真
    he received the report by fax.
    他通过传真收到了报告。
    ■(亦作 fax machine)a machine for transmitting and receiving such documents
    传真机
verb
  1. [with obj.]send (a document) by such means
    传真(文档)
    ■contact (someone) by such means
    用传真联系(某人)
    to obtain a brochure fax the agent.
    欲获宣传小册,请传真联系代理商。
    [no obj.]the best way to order goods was to fax.
    订货的最佳方式是发传真。
语源
  1. 1940s: abbreviation of facsimile

fax2
plural noun
  1. non-standard spelling of ‘facts’, chiefly in informal headings
    (非规范)同facts(多用于非正式标题)
    food fax.
    粮食问题实录。
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