Meanings
plural telecopiers
- Synonym of fax machine.
Sorte and his team had moved to the offices of their lawyers, Davis Polk, because they had a bank of six telecopiers.
2000, Moira Johnston, Takeover: The New Wall Street Warriors, page 1612 more examples
From a computer perspective, however, fax operates as a teleprinter rather than a telecopier, a printer that operates by remote control miles away from your computer.
2003, Winn L. Rosch, Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible, page 957Although fax is not an acronym, it is often written as "FAX". The device is also known as a telecopier in certain industries.
2009, N.B. Dubey, Office Management: Developing Skills for Smooth Functioning, Global India Publications Pvt Ltd, →ISBN, page 161Synonyms: fax machine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of fax machine.
Origin
From tele- + copier, originally a trademark of Xerox.
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