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machine-readable

[ muh-sheen-ree-duh-buhl ]
/ məˈʃinˈri də bəl /
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adjective Computers.
of or relating to data encoded on an appropriate medium and in a form suitable for processing by computer.
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Origin of machine-readable

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby machine-readable

machinelike, machine moulding, machine pistol, machine, political, machine politics, machine-readable, machinery, machinery steel, machine screw, machine shop, machine-stitch
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British Dictionary definitions for machine-readable

machine readable
adjective
(of data) in a form in which it can be fed into a computer
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