machine-readable text
- noun
- Specialized
:
texto legible por máquina
- Researchers need machine-readable text to efficiently process large volumes of data.
Examples
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The scanned document was converted into machine-readable text for further analysis.
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The database only accepts machine-readable text.
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To comply with accessibility standards, the website must provide content as machine-readable text.
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Please convert the document to machine-readable text.
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The scanning software can convert printed documents into machine-readable text, enabling faster data entry.
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Researchers are developing algorithms that can analyze machine-readable text to improve information retrieval.
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To digitize records, the library needs to ensure that all files are saved as machine-readable text.
Synonyms
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Text in a computer file that you can read on a screen
How Machine-Readable
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3.7
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the parts: 'machine-readable' transparently means 'able to be read by a machine' and combined with 'text' yields 'text that a machine can read/process'. This compositional pattern (agent/instrument + readable + noun) is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The term machine-readable text comes from the idea that a machine can 'read' the words because they are readable text, not a picture. So it means electronic text a computer can use 'without human help'.