How to say "fax" in Japanese

• ＦＡＸファックスJLPT N4approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe clipped short form of ファクシミリ, read ファックス. Use it for the faxed document or message and for sending one, as when an office sends paperwork by fax.
  この手紙てがみを日本にっぽんまでファックスしてください。↗

  I'd like to fax this to Japan.
• ファクシミリCommon
  nounThe full form of the loanword, from 'facsimile'. Like ＦＡＸ it means a faxed document or transmission, and it can also denote the fax machine itself.

Both are common loanwords for 'fax': ＦＡＸ is the clipped short form for the faxed document or message, while 「ファクシミリ」 is the full form, which can also mean the machine itself.

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• ＦＡＸファックスfax
• ファクシミリfax