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Machine-readable medium and data

In communications and computing, a machine-readable medium (or computer-readable medium) is a medium capable of storing data in a format easily readable by a digital computer or a sensor. It contrasts with human-readable medium and data.

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Machine-readable medium and data

Nodes101
Edges100
Triples12
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019802
Components1

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
extensible markup languageinstance ofOther formats0.80text
magnetic disksinstance ofMediaExamples of machine-readable media include magnetic media0.80text
cardsinstance ofMediaExamples of machine-readable media include magnetic media0.80text
tapesinstance ofMediaExamples of machine-readable media include magnetic media0.80text
and drumsinstance ofMediaExamples of machine-readable media include magnetic media0.80text
punched cardsinstance ofMediaExamples of machine-readable media include magnetic media0.80text
paper tapesinstance ofMediaExamples of machine-readable media include magnetic media0.80text
optical discsinstance ofMediaExamples of machine-readable media include magnetic media0.80text
barcodesinstance ofMediaExamples of machine-readable media include magnetic media0.80text
magnetic ink characters.Common machine-readable technologies include magnetic recordinginstance ofMediaExamples of machine-readable media include magnetic media0.80text
processing waveformsinstance ofMediaExamples of machine-readable media include magnetic media0.80text
and barcodesinstance ofMediaExamples of machine-readable media include magnetic media0.80text

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