meaning of facsimile

1. 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.
2. To make a facsimile of.
3. 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. V. 27 ter and V. 29 protocols are used. [Details? Standards?]
4. duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio

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