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Fax vs Copier - What's the difference?

fax | copier |

As nouns the difference between fax and copier

is that fax is the hair of the head while copier is a machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator.

As a verb fax

is to send a document via a fax machine.

fax

English

(wikipedia fax)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The hair of the head.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (facsimile), first attested 1979.

    Noun

    (faxes)
  • A fax machine or a document received and printed by one.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To send a document via a fax machine.

    • copier

    English

    (wikipedia copier)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator.
  • A person who copies documents.
  • (computing) A program or process that copies.
    • a file copier'''; a disk '''copier

    Synonyms

    (machine) * duplicator * copy machine

    Hyponyms

    (machine) (one particular kind of copier) * photocopier * xerox machine * xerography machine