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Definition human-readable in American English

human-readable adjective

adjective
1

able to be read and understood by people, as opposed to codes read by machines

Example

The major distinction between names and addresses is whether they are intended to be human-readable or machine-readable.

2

able to be read and understood by ordinary people, as opposed to lawyers

Example

This is a human-readable summary of the Legal Code.

Definition human-readable in American English