Faxlore is a sort of folklore: humorous texts, folk poetry, folk art, and urban legends that are circulated, not by word of mouth, but by fax machine. Xeroxlore or photocopylore is similar material circulated by photocopying.
The first use of the term xeroxlore was in Michael J. Preston's essay "Xerox-lore", 1974.[1] "Photocopylore" is perhaps the most frequently encountered name for the phenomenon now[citation needed], because of trademark concerns involving the Xerox Corporation. The first use of this term came in A Dictionary of English Folklore by Jacqueline Simpson and Steve Roud.[2]
- ^ Preston, Michael J. (1974). "Xerox-lore". Keystone Folklore (19). Pennsylvania Folklore Society: 11–26. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ Jacqueline Simpson and Steve Roud (2000). A Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860766-0.