also: ファクスジャック
noun
fax prank; fax jacking
Rare wasei-eigo term for a prank involving sending a fax, such as a black fax or fax bomb. Mostly historical due to declining fax use.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from faxjack
昔はＦＡＸジャックといういたずらがあったらしい。
Apparently there used to be a prank called fax jacking.
Standard kanji-katakana spelling with full-width FAX.
Alternate reading with ファクス instead of ファックス.
A specific type of fax prank where a black page is sent to waste the recipient's ink or paper; ブラックファックス is a subtype of ＦＡＸジャック.
Wasei-eigo from English 'fax' and 'jack' (as in hijack), modeled after terms like バスジャック (bus jacking).