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Fax vs Printer - What's the difference?

fax | printer |

As nouns the difference between fax and printer

is that fax is the hair of the head while printer is one who makes prints.

As a verb fax

is to send a document via a fax machine.

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.

    • printer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who makes prints.
  • The operator of a printing press or owner of a printing business.
  • (computing) A device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper. Also see plotter.

    • Hyponyms

    * *

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Noun

  • (machine used to print)

    • Synonyms

    * *