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In [[communication]]s and [[computing]], a '''machine-readable medium''', (or '''computer-readable medium''',) is a [[recording medium|medium]] capable of storing [[Data (computing)|data]] in a format easily readable by a [[digital computer]] or mechanical device (rather thana [[human readablesensor]]).

It contrasts with [[human-readable medium and data|''human-readable'' medium and data]].

The result is called '''machine-readable data''' or '''computer-readable data''', and the data itself can be described as having '''machine-readability'''.