Definition

1. Noun:
   • Telecopy: A copy of a document transmitted electronically over a telephone line using a telecopier (fax machine). The term refers to the document itself that is sent or received.
   • Telecopier: A device used for sending and receiving telecopies; a fax machine. This meaning refers to the machine that performs the transmission.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Telecopy):

  • Anh ấy đã gửi cho tôi một bản sao truyền của hợp đồng. (He sent me a telecopy of the contract.)
  • Vui lòng xác nhận khi bạn nhận được sao truyền. (Please confirm when you receive the telecopy.)

• Noun (Telecopier):

  • Phòng văn phòng mới được trang bị một máy sao truyền hiện đại. (The new office is equipped with a modern telecopier.)
  • Máy sao truyền này có thể in được 20 trang một phút. (This telecopier can print 20 pages per minute.)

Advanced Usage

• "Gửi/Gởi bằng sao truyền": To send via telecopy/fax.

  • Tài liệu khẩn sẽ được gửi bằng sao truyền. (Urgent documents will be sent via telecopy.)

• "Nhận được sao truyền": To receive a telecopy/fax.

  • Chúng tôi đã nhận được sao truyền từ chi nhánh Hà Nội. (We have received a telecopy from the Hanoi branch.)

Variants and Related Words

• Máy sao truyền (n): Telecopier, fax machine. This is the full, more common term for the device.

  • Máy sao truyền bị hỏng nên chúng tôi không thể nhận fax. (The telecopier is broken, so we cannot receive faxes.)

• Fax (n): A common loanword and synonym for both the document (telecopy) and the machine (telecopier). This term is widely used in modern Vietnamese.

  • Tôi sẽ gửi cho bạn bản fax ngay. (I will send you the fax right away.)

Synonyms

• Fax: The most common direct synonym in modern usage for both the document and the machine.
• Bản fax: Specifically refers to the faxed document.

Related Phrases

• Gửi fax / Nhận fax: To send a fax / to receive a fax. These are the most common verb phrases used with this concept.
  • Bạn có thể gửi fax cho tôi báo cáo đó được không? (Can you fax me that report?)

Notes on Usage

• The term "sao truyền" is a formal, technical Vietnamese term. In everyday business and administrative language, the loanword "fax" is far more prevalent.
• "Máy sao truyền" is the full term for the machine, but "máy fax" is the common spoken form.
• The action is almost always described using the verb "gửi" (to send) or "nhận" (to receive) combined with "fax" or the phrase "bằng sao truyền" (by telecopy).

1. Telecopy
   • Máy sao truyền
     Telecopier