"faxlore" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfækslɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfækslɔɹ/ [General-American], /-loʊɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-faxlore.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: fax + lore. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fax|lore}} fax + lore Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} faxlore (uncountable)
  1. A kind of folklore comprising humorous material and urban legends that are shared by fax machine. Tags: uncountable Coordinate_terms: copylore, netlore, photocopylore, xeroxlore
    Sense id: en-faxlore-en-noun-h8VG08BR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1996, Gail de Vos, “Science, Technology, and the Contemporary Legend”, in Tales, Rumors, and Gossip: Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 7–12, Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, Greenwood Publishing Group, part III, page 120",
          "text": "Both Xeroxlore and faxlore have an increasing emphasis of visual material: / [It may be] a characteristic of both the increasingly visual sophistication of youth in our society and the capacities of the fax machine which sends images rather than alphanumeric messages; […]",
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