From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
fax
n 1: duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio [syn:
facsimile, facsimile machine, fax]
v 1: send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the
report right away?" [syn: fax, telefax, facsimile]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) :
facsimile
fax
("fax") A process by which fixed graphic
material including pictures, text, or images is scanned and
the information converted into electrical signals which are
transmitted via telephone to produce a paper copy of the
graphics on the receiving fax machine.
Some modems can be used to send and receive fax data. V.27
ter and V.29 protocols are used.
[Details? Standards?]
(2004-07-26)