Korean word

팩시밀리

Pronunciation

Romanizationpaekssimilli

Meaning

  • nounfax

Example

문서를 팩시밀리로 보내주세요.mun seo reul paek ssi mil li ro po nae ju se yo

Please send the document by fax.

Illustration for 팩시밀리 (fax)

More examples

신청서는 팩시밀리 접수 후 처리됩니다.sin cheong seo neun paek ssi mil li cheop ssu hu cheo ri doem ni da

The application will be processed once it is received by fax.

Core concept

A device or service sends a document away and reproduces its contents at the other end.

Common phrases

  • 팩시밀리 접수paek ssi mil li cheop ssu

    fax receipt

  • 팩시밀리 이용paek ssi mil li i yong

    use of fax

Similar words

팩스paeksseu: A way to transmit document contents and receive their copies through telephone lines or a network.
팩스번호paeksseubeonho: A number that directs a document transmission to the intended receiving machine.
팩스기paeksseugi: A machine that scans documents for sending and prints documents received from elsewhere.

Definition in Korean

팩시밀리는 문서를 다른 장소로 보내 상대 쪽 장치에서 원본과 유사한 출력이나 화면을 만들어 보여주도록 하는 장치 또는 서비스를 가리키는 말paek ssi mil li neun mun seo reul ta reun chang so ro po nae sang dae jjok chang chi e seo won bon gwa yu sa han chul lyeo gi na hwa myeo neul man deu reo po yeo ju do rok ha neun chang chi tto neun seo bi seu reul ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

The word comes through English facsimile from Latin fac simile, a phrase meaning "make something similar" and referring to faithful reproduction.

Usage tips

  • English usually uses one short word for both the machine and the document transmission, while Korean office documents may use a more formal term.

Other meanings

  • fax machinenoun

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