Plural of fax, which is considered an abbreviation of facsimile . Facsimiles. Telephone transmission of a scanned material. It can refer to the written message that is sent by a device of the same name, which required a telephone line. The message was also called telefax or telecopy. In essence it was a photocopy that was printed remotely. It can also refer to the device used to send these messages, which was also called a fax machine or telecopier.
