machine readable
Digitally scannable format
Machine readable describes data or text formatted so computers can process it directly.
A machine-readable passport contains encoded information scanners can extract.
Machine-readable code or format enables automated processing without human interpretation.
The term often contrasts with human-readable: a barcode is machine readable, while the price tag beside it is human readable.
- digitalOf discrete data
- encodedConverted to cipher
- barcodeEncoded product stripes
- barcode scannerDevice reading printed stripes
- scannableCapable of being read electronically
QR · travel document · binary · data · format · structured · structured data · parsed · automated · computer · text · OCR · plain text · standardized · digital signature · electronic · syntax · metadata
machine readableuser-friendly
Easy to operate
readable · plain language · natural language · accessible · layman's terms
machine readableunstructured
Lacking imposed order
free-form · unformatted · handwritten · analog · prose
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