facsimile : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: facsimile	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for facsimile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
facsimile n an exact copy or reproduction [syn: facsimile, autotype] duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio Synonym(s): facsimile, facsimile machine, fax v send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the report right away?" Synonym(s): fax, telefax, facsimile
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Facsimile \Facsim"ile\,, v. t. To make a facsimile of.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Facsimile \Facsim"ile\, n.; pl. {Facsimiles} (-l[?]z). [L. fac simile make like; or an abbreviation of factum simile made like; facere to make + similes like. See {Fact}, and {Simile}.] 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. {Facsimile telegraph}, a telegraphic apparatus reproducing messages in autograph.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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. [Details? Standards?] (1995-11-15)