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machine-readable

 
 
/məˌʃiːnˈriːdəbl/ adjective IT

Definition

in a form that can be read by a computer: Travellers are required to have a machine-readable passport. The data is stored in machine-readable form.
(Definition of machine-readable adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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