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READABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does readable mean? 

READABLE (adjective)
  The adjective READABLE has 1 sense:

1. easily decipheredplay

  Familiarity information: READABLE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


READABLE (adjective)


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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