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What (who) is facsimile - definition
facsimile
COPY OR REPRODUCTION OF AN OLD BOOK, MANUSCRIPT, MAP, ART PRINT, OR OTHER ITEM OF HISTORICAL VALUE
Facsmile; Philography; Facsimiles; Facsimile edition; Fac simile; Fac-simile; Philograph
<communications> ("fax") A process by which fixed graphic
material including pictures, text, or images is scanned and
the information converted into electrical signals which are
transmitted via telephone to produce a paper copy of the
graphics on the receiving fax machine.
Some modems can be used to send and receive fax data. {V.27
ter} and V.29 protocols are used.
[Details? Standards? ]
(2004-07-26)
facsimile
COPY OR REPRODUCTION OF AN OLD BOOK, MANUSCRIPT, MAP, ART PRINT, OR OTHER ITEM OF HISTORICAL VALUE
Facsmile; Philography; Facsimiles; Facsimile edition; Fac simile; Fac-simile; Philograph
(facsimiles)
1.
A facsimile of something is an copy or imitation of it. (FORMAL)
...a facsimile edition of Beethoven's musical manuscripts.
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facsimile
COPY OR REPRODUCTION OF AN OLD BOOK, MANUSCRIPT, MAP, ART PRINT, OR OTHER ITEM OF HISTORICAL VALUE
Facsmile; Philography; Facsimiles; Facsimile edition; Fac simile; Fac-simile; Philograph
[fak's?m?li]
¦ noun an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.
¦ verb (facsimiles, facsimileing, facsimiled) make a copy of.
Origin
C16 (orig. as fac simile): mod. L., from L. fac! (imperative of facere 'make') and simile (neut. of similis 'like').
Wikipedia
Facsimile
thumb|right|upright|[[Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, a famous illuminated manuscript, is on view to both the public and to scholars only in the form of a high-quality facsimile]]
Examples of use of facsimile
1. The subpoenas were served by facsimile late Tuesday.
2. "It definitely says something, it‘s not just a facsimile.
3. The facsimile, by advancing our understanding, can deepen our experience.
4. He paid, sight unseen, to have a facsimile shipped to Montana.
5. Step into the facsimile tomb of Thutmose and take a fantastical leap of faith.