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ma·chine-read·a·ble

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(mə-shēn''də-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being read by a computer.


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Capable of being read by a mechanical device without additional processing. Machine readable characters on preprinted checks-the Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) line-permit high-speed check sorting and remittance processing. Other examples are the bank card Magnetic Stripe, magnetic computer tape, the retail industry Universal Price Code (UPC), and Optical Character Recognition (OCR).

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Machine-readable

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - computerlæsbar, maskinlæsbar

Nederlands (Dutch)
machinaal-leesbaar

Français (French)
adj. - (Comput) directement exploitable, vérifiable par ordinateur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (Comp.) maschinenlesbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιδεκτικός επεξεργασίας από Η/Υ

Italiano (Italian)
leggibile dal computer

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - legível pela máquina (Comp.)

Русский (Russian)
в форме, пригодной для ввода в компьютер

Español (Spanish)
adj. - legible o procesable por computadora

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - maskinläsbar

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
计算机可读的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 電腦可讀的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기계판독이 가능한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 機械可読の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مقروء آليا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קריא ע"י מחשב‬


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