faxmachine
nounUK /ˈfæks məˌʃiːn/
US /ˈfæks məˌʃin/
A machine that sends a copy of a paper over a phone line.
She sent the signed form to the office by fax machine.
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2. A device that copies a page and transmits the image electronically to another machine.
The old fax machine in the corner still works.
3. A machine used to send documents quickly between offices before email became common.
Before email, lawyers relied on the fax machine for contracts.
4. Informally, any outdated office equipment kept for sending paper copies.
Our fax machine only gets used when a client insists on paper.