Definition
Short informal form of facsimile; an exact copy or reproduction of a document or image.
Etymology
A shortened form of 'facsimile,' which comes from Latin 'fac simile' (make similar). This abbreviation emerged in modern usage as facsimiles became common in business and publishing.
Kelly Says
Before scanning technology, making a 'facsim' meant hiring people to carefully hand-copy documents—now we just hit a button, but the word reminds us that exact reproduction used to be serious work!
Translations
ARالعربية
نسخ طبق الأصل
na-skh ta-la-q al-o-ri-l
BNবাংলা
প্রতিলিপি
pro-ti-lip-i
CACatalà
facsímil
fak-si-mil
CSČeština
faksimile
fak-si-mile
DADansk
faksimile
fak-si-mile
DEDeutsch
Faksimile
fak-si-mile
ELΕλληνικά
αντίγραφο
an-ti-gra-fo
ESEspañol
facsímil
fak-si-mil
FISuomi
faksimile
fak-si-mile
FRFrançais
fac-similé
fak-si-mile
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिलिपि
pra-ti-lip-i
HUMagyar
facsimile
fak-si-mile
IDBahasa Indonesia
faksimile
fak-si-mile
ITItaliano
facsimile
fak-si-mile
KO한국어
사진 사본
sa-jin sa-bon
MSBahasa Melayu
faksimile
fak-si-mile
NLNederlands
facsimile
fak-si-mile
NONorsk
faksimile
fak-si-mile
PLPolski
faksymile
fak-si-mile
PTPortuguês
fac-símile
fak-si-mile
RORomână
facsimilă
fak-si-mile
RUРусский
факсимиле
fak-si-mile
SVSvenska
faksimile
fak-si-mile
SWKiswahili
nakala
na-ka-la
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்பு
to-dar-pu
UKУкраїнська
факсиміле
fak-si-mile
VITiếng Việt
bản sao
ban sao