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machine-readable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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maˌchine-ˈreadable adjective  TDin a form that can be understood and used by a computer 机器可读的,计算机可读的 information stored in machine-readable form 以机器可读形式储存的信息
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machine-readableIn addition, let us encourage colleagues to integrate machine-readable data and computer exercises into their thematic courses.The project is also incorporating existing machine-readable data files, relating to the nineteenth century, into its relational database.A number of sources of semantic information are identified, the most notable of which being machine-readable dictionaries and text corpora.It is suggested that semantic analysis using machine-readable dictionaries is restricted to their definitions and not their expansions.A definitive list of words was derived from a number of machine-readable dictionaries.The preservation of information captured in machine-readable form undoubtedly presents a host of problems to traditional archives.Most user and system activity was captured and stored in machine-readable log files.It is therefore highly important to establish that the machine-readable product of Step 1 will be susceptible of all the necessary manipulation.
From Longman Business Dictionarymachine-readablemaˌchine ˈreadable adjectiveCOMPUTING machine-readable documents are in a form that can be understood and used by a computerThe new passport will be machine-readable.
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machine-readable
maˌchine-ˈreadable adjective
in a form that can be understood and used by a computer:
    information stored in machine-readable form


machine-readableBrE /məˌʃiːn ˈriːdəbl/ 🔊NAmE /məˌʃiːn ˈriːdəbl/ 🔊 adjective(of data 数据或资料) in a form that a computer can understand 机器可读的