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facsimile

facsimile
Noun
pl: facsimiles

This term emphasizes a level of precision that goes beyond a simple copy, implying a reproduction that is visually identical to the original in every detail. It is frequently used in archival, legal, and academic contexts to describe the replication of historical manuscripts or rare documents where the physical appearance is as important as the text.

In modern office terminology, the word is the formal root of the common abbreviation fax. While a fax is a functional transmission of data, a facsimile in a museum context is an object of study designed to mimic the texture, ink, and layout of an ancient source.

Meanings

Nounfacsimile

An exact copy of a document, piece of art, or other written record, typically produced by a mechanical or electronic process.

The museum displayed a facsimile of the Magna Carta.

Nounfacsimile

A copy of a document transmitted over a telephone line using a fax machine.

I will send you a facsimile of the signed contract this afternoon.

Examples

The library owns a high quality facsimile of the original manuscript.

History

Please send a facsimile of the invoice to our accounting department.

Business

This is a precise facsimile of the 18th century map.

History

I need a facsimile of that report by tomorrow morning.

Office

The scholar spent years studying a facsimile of the ancient text.

School Life

Wait, is this the original painting or just a facsimile?

Trivia

The law firm still relies on facsimile transmissions for certain filings.

Business

They produced a facsimile of the diary for the exhibition.

History

Just send me a facsimile of the page and I will review it.

Office

Related Words

copyreproductionreplicaduplicatecloneoriginalfaxmanuscriptmimeographphotocopytranscription
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