122: fax Apr 9, 2015

There are a lot of words that people take for granted, especially newer words, such as 'fax'. As such, you might now be thinking, "are there any interesting fax about this word?"
The word, 'fax' like much of technological vernacular, it is an abbreviated word, in this case, 'facsimile', which means an exact copy, especially of written or printed works. Unlike much of technological vernacular however, the word facsimile dates back to the 16th century, denoting the copying of written poetry.
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