Definition of fax

faxnoun

số fax

/fæks//fæks/

The word "fax" is an abbreviation of the term "facsimile," which is derived from the Latin words "fac" ('forma') and "simile" ('similis') meaning 'same shape' or 'likeness.' Facsimile technology was invented in the late 19th century, but it wasn't until the 1960s that high-speed and affordable fax machines were developed. These machines used telephone lines to transmit scanned documents as bitmaps, making them a convenient and efficient way to transmit information quickly over long distances. The term "facsimile" became associated with these machines, and the shorter form "fax" began to appear in popular use in the 1970s. By the 1980s, fax machines had become widely adopted, particularly in business and industry, making the term a commonplace word in modern language. Today, with the increasing popularity and availability of digital communication, the use of traditional fax machines has decreased significantly, but the term "fax" still remains a recognized and frequently used word in everyday language.

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a machine that sends and receives documents in an electronic form along phone wires and then prints them

máy gửi và nhận tài liệu dưới dạng điện tử dọc theo dây điện thoại rồi in chúng

Example:
  • The office equipment included a photocopier and a fax, but no computer.

    Thiết bị văn phòng bao gồm máy photocopy và máy fax nhưng không có máy tính.

a system for sending documents using scanned images over a phone line or the internet

một hệ thống gửi tài liệu bằng hình ảnh được quét qua đường dây điện thoại hoặc internet

Example:
  • In those days we often sent documents by fax.

    Ngày đó chúng tôi thường gửi tài liệu bằng fax.

a letter or message sent by fax

một lá thư hoặc tin nhắn được gửi bằng fax

Example:
  • You can still send faxes via email.

    Bạn vẫn có thể gửi fax qua email.

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