machine-readable

[ muh-sheen-ree-duh-buh l ]
/ məˈʃinˈri də bəl /

adjective Computers.

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

Origin of machine-readable

First recorded in 1960–65

British Dictionary definitions for machine readable

machine readable

adjective

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