machine-readable

[ muh-sheen-ree-duh-buhl ]

adjective

, Computers.

1. of or relating to data encoded on an appropriate medium and in a form suitable for processing by computer.

machine readable

adjective

1. (of data) in a form in which it can be fed into a computer

Word History and Origins

Origin of machine-readable¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Machine-readable news has accelerated this process even more.

From The Daily Beast