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READABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does readable mean?
• READABLE (adjective)
The adjective READABLE has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: READABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Easily deciphered
Synonyms:
clear; decipherable; readable
Similar:
legible ((of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered)
Derivation:
readability (a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read)
readability (the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and understand)
Context examples
A textual identifier for chemical substances designed to provide a standard and human-readable way to encode molecular information that also facilitates searches in printed and electronic data sources.
(International Chemical Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)
You surprise me; I thought it had not been readable.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
The date and time at which an event occurs or occurred, computer generated but usually indicated in human-readable form, especially when used to track events.
(Computer Time Stamp, NCI Thesaurus)
A machine-readable representation of information in a visual format on a surface.
(Barcode, NCI Thesaurus)
A data format consisting of readable textual material maintained as a sequential file.
(Plain Text Data Format, NCI Thesaurus)
Any device that can hold data in machine-readable format.
(Memory Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
A physical object, or electronic counterpart, that is characterized by containing writing which is meant to be human-readable.
(Document, NCI Thesaurus)
An organized representation of information in publishable, human-readable form (that persists over time).
(Document, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
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