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machine-accessible

machine-accessible

5.9
Able to be read or used by a computer
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : accesible por máquina
  • The documents were converted to a machine-accessible format for faster processing.

Examples

  • The new database ensures all records are machine-accessible at any time.

  • Only machine-accessible data can be used in these automated systems.

  • The database is machine-accessible.

  • Is this information machine-accessible?

  • Only machine-accessible data can be used in these automated systems.

  • The documents were converted to a machine-accessible format for faster processing.

  • The new database ensures all records are machine-accessible at any time.

Synonyms

machine-readable
vsmachine-accessible
  • Specialized
1 4.0

Data in a form that a computer can read and use without human help

is broader, involving storage, control, or direct access by devices
computer-readable
vsmachine-accessible
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Data or files in a form a computer can read directly

is broader, including storage, control, or direct access by devices
machinable
vsmachine-accessible
  • Specialized
5.1

Can be read and processed by a computer without human help

is about broader access, covering storage, control, and direct use by devices

How Accessible

machine-readable
  • Specialized
1 4.0
machine-accessible
  • Specialized
5.9

Surface Forms

machine-accessible positive

Morphology

machine-accessible = machine + accessible (transparent) = machine + access + ible

A direct compound of 'machine' and 'accessible' meaning 'able to be accessed by a machine', which is predictable from its parts.

Etymology

Machine-accessible combines machine, from an old word for a 'device' (the same idea you see in mechanic), and accessible, meaning 'able to be reached', like in the word access. So machine-accessible means something a computer or other machine can reach, read, or use directly.