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Fax vs Teleprinter - What's the difference?

fax | teleprinter |

As nouns the difference between fax and teleprinter

is that fax is the hair of the head while teleprinter is a combined electromechanical typewriter and printer, often with an integrated paper tape reader/printer, connected to others or to a computer via the telephone system.

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.

    • teleprinter

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia teleprinter) (en noun)
  • (dated) A combined electromechanical typewriter and printer, often with an integrated paper tape reader/printer, connected to others or to a computer via the telephone system.

    • Synonyms

    * teletype * teletypewriter * TTY