Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

fax machine

fax machine (faks'mȧ*shēn`) , noun

[Shortened form of telefax, from tele- and facsimile.]

A device which is designed to transmit and receive images by the facsimile{2} process. Such a device may also be able to perform other functions, such as scanning an image or copying an image; a telefax device.