telecopier

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noun

Synonym of fax machine.

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Meanings

nountelecopier (plural telecopiers)

plural telecopiers

  1. 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 161
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    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 957

    Although 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 161

    Synonyms: fax machine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of fax machine.

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Origin

From tele- + copier, originally a trademark of Xerox.

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APA

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