Fax, sometimes called telecopying or telefax, is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material, normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device.

What is the meaning of facsimile machine?

a machine which transmits and receives documents in facsimile transmissionOften shortened to: fax, fax machine.

What is the purpose of facsimile machine?

development. Common fax machines are designed to scan printed textual and graphic material and then transmit the information through the telephone network to similar machines, where facsimiles are reproduced close to the form of the original documents.