machine-readable
adjective
ma·chine-read·a·ble
mə-ˈshēn-ˈrē-də-bəl 
: directly usable by a computer
machine-readable text
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Compliance Readiness How many current suppliers can provide structured, machine-readable compliance data not just PDF certificates?
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Muchaneta Ten Napel, Sourcing Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
To make pricing practices more transparent, spreads, fees, and rebate flows must be disclosed in a machine-readable format, and employers and insurers will soon have explicit audit rights.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
These commands tell a computer to navigate a file system, add or update text in source files, and, if needed, compile human-readable code into machine-readable bits.
—Cal Newport, New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2025
Lawmakers will also vote on the requirement for ISPs to read the label in full to consumers over the phone and to make all labels available in machine-readable format.
—PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
The rules must be machine-readable and applied consistently.
—Scott Greenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The company introduced an Agent Toolkit that relies on a Model Context Protocol server to make its APIs machine-readable and more easily able to connect to the most popular LLMs.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Its syntactical restrictions meant the compiler (which translates the syntax to machine-readable instructions) is only 1 kilobyte, compared to C++ compilers, which were generally hundreds of kilobytes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
By implementing key reputation strategies, Ancira empowers brands and public figures alike to build consistent, machine-readable identities for effective and clear online strategies.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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Muchaneta Ten Napel, Sourcing Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
To make pricing practices more transparent, spreads, fees, and rebate flows must be disclosed in a machine-readable format, and employers and insurers will soon have explicit audit rights.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
These commands tell a computer to navigate a file system, add or update text in source files, and, if needed, compile human-readable code into machine-readable bits.
—Cal Newport, New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2025
Lawmakers will also vote on the requirement for ISPs to read the label in full to consumers over the phone and to make all labels available in machine-readable format.
—PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
The rules must be machine-readable and applied consistently.
—Scott Greenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The company introduced an Agent Toolkit that relies on a Model Context Protocol server to make its APIs machine-readable and more easily able to connect to the most popular LLMs.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Its syntactical restrictions meant the compiler (which translates the syntax to machine-readable instructions) is only 1 kilobyte, compared to C++ compilers, which were generally hundreds of kilobytes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
By implementing key reputation strategies, Ancira empowers brands and public figures alike to build consistent, machine-readable identities for effective and clear online strategies.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Machine-readable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machine-readable. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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