facsimile machine

• Máquina que escanea y transmite documentos impresos o manuscritos a través de líneas telefónicas, hoy en gran parte sustituida por el escaneo digital y el correo electrónico. También se conoce como fax.

A device that scans and transmits printed or handwritten documents over telephone lines, now largely replaced by digital scanning and email. Also known as a fax machine.

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   A device that scans and transmits documents over a telephone line, producing a copy at the receiving end.

   Máquina de fax

   • The office still uses a facsimile machine for legal documents.
   • She sent the contract via the facsimile machine.
   • The facsimile machine printed a copy of the signed agreement.