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Sms vs Fax - What's the difference?

sms | fax |

As nouns the difference between sms and fax

is that sms is a text message sent on a cell phone while fax is the hair of the head.

As verbs the difference between sms and fax

is that sms is to send a message on a cell phone while fax is to send a document via a fax machine.

As an initialism SMS

is short Message Service, a service for sending text messages on a cellular telephone system.

sms

English

Initialism

(Initialism) (head)
  • Short Message Service, a service for sending text messages on a cellular telephone system.
  • (video games) .
  • (numismatics) special mint set
  • (psychology) short man syndrome
  • (military, nautical) – literally, "His Majesty's Ship" in German

    • Noun

    (es)
  • A text message sent on a cell phone.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To send a message on a cell phone.
    • I SMSed him and asked why he is late.
    I can't talk to her: she is too busy SMSing her friends.

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    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.