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Fax vs Scan - What's the difference?

fax | scan |

As nouns the difference between fax and scan

is that fax is the hair of the head while scan is an instance of scanning.

As verbs the difference between fax and scan

is that fax is to send a document via a fax machine while scan is to examine sequentially, part by part.

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.
  • scan

    English

    Verb

    (scann)
  • To examine sequentially, part by part.
  • (computing) To create a digital copy of an image using a scanner.
  • To look about for.
  • He scanned the horizon.
  • (poetry) To fit or conform to a specific meter.
  • (obsolete) To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of scanning.
  • The operators vacated the room during the scan .
  • The result or output of a scanning process.
  • The doctors looked at the scans and made a diagnosis.

    See also

    * pan and scan * scanlate * scanlation * scanlator * scanner

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    * English contranyms