" facsimile "

[Noun]  | "fac*sim*i*le" | \ fak-ˈsi-mə-lē \

1: an exact copy

2: a system of transmitting and reproducing graphic matter (such as printing or still pictures) by means of signals sent over telephone lines

Origin: 1691 ;

 From the Latin phrase fac simile "make alike," from fac, singular imperative of facere "to make, do, perform" + simile, neuter of similis "like, similar" {mat|fact|}, {mat|same:1|};

  * Note : The phrase fac simile was well-known from its occurrence in one of the Distichs of Cato, a collection of proverbial wisdom (3rd-4th centuries a.d.) commonly used as a Latin textbook from the Middle Ages into the 18th century (though its meaning in the distich is different): "Qui simulat verbis, nec corde est fidus amicus, tu quoque fac simile—sic ars deluditur arte." ("If someone makes a pretense in speech and is not a true friend, you do likewise as well—and so art will be duped by art.");

[Noun]  | "reasonable facsimile" 

1: a copy that is not exact but is fairly close —sometimes used in a joking way

[Noun]  | "facsimile"