fax, in full facsimile, also called telefax, in telecommunications, the transmission and reproduction of documents by wire or radio wave.

Does facsimile mean fax?

Fax (short for facsimile), sometimes called telecopying or telefax (the latter short for telefacsimile), is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material (both text and images), normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device.

What is difference between facsimile and fax?

A fax is an electronically transmitted document. A facsimile is a duplicate or copy of something, often documents that were not transmitted or artworks.