machine-readable

American  

[muh-sheen-ree-duh-buhl] / məˈʃinˈri də bəl /

adjective

Computers.

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

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machine readable British  

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of machine-readable

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

In the 1960s it pioneered “machine-readable cataloging,” or MARC, launching the digitization of library catalogs and a nationwide automated library network.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first security watermark was added in 1972 and machine-readable passports were introduced in 1988.

From BBC

It also bought millions of print copies in bulk and stripped the books’ bindings, cut their pages and scanned them into digital and machine-readable forms, which Alsup found to be in the bounds of fair use, according to the judge’s ruling.

From Los Angeles Times

They also bought millions of print copies in bulk and stripped the books’ bindings, cut their pages and scanned them into digital and machine-readable forms, which Alsup found to be in the bounds of fair use, according to the judge’s ruling.

From Los Angeles Times

He cited a 2019 Supreme Court judgment to say the opposition's demand for machine-readable voter lists could impinge on people's privacy.

From BBC