"fax modem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fax modems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fax modem (plural fax modems)
  1. A machine enabling a computer to transmit and receive documents in facsimile form over a telephone line.
    Sense id: en-fax_modem-en-noun-UDO~hIij Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        ]
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