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telecopier

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from cōpia
  2. derived from copia
  3. derived from copie
  4. inherited from copy
  5. suffixed as copier — “copy + er”
  6. prefixed as telecopier — “tele + copier”

Definitions

  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.
    • 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.
    • Although fax is not an acronym, it is often written as "FAX". The device is also known as a telecopier in certain industries.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA