For Facsimile we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Books, Stamps and Technology.

Facsimile (Books)

A copy that looks like the original printing of a book but is not original. Facsimiles can be a source of frustration to collectors and booksellers but are acceptable for some institutional library collections. The term can also refer to one or more pages or illustrations that have been reproduced or copied to replace parts of the book that are missing. Also known as fake.

Facsimile (Stamps)

Reproduction of a genuine stamp or cover. Such items are usually made with no intent to deceive collectors or postal officials. Catalog illustrations are facsimiles.

Facsimile (Technology)

system for scanning a document, encoding it, transmitting it over a telecommunications circuit, and reproducing it in its original form at the receiving end

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