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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Facsimile \Fac*sim"i*le\,, v. t. To make a facsimile of From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Facsimile \Fac*sim"i*le\, n.; pl {Facsimiles} (-l?z). [L. fac simile make like or an abbreviation of factum simile made like facere to make + similes like See {Fact}, and {Simile}.] A copy of anything made either so as to be deceptive or so as to give every part and detail of the original; an exact copy or likeness. {Facsimile telegraph}, a telegraphic apparatus reproducing messages in autograph. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: facsimile n 1: an exact copy or reproduction [syn: {autotype}] 2: transmits the copy by wire or radio [syn: {facsimile machine}, {fax}] v : send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the report right away?" [syn: {fax}, {telefax}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: facsimile("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. [Details? Standards?] (1995-11-15)
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