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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

machine readable

Describes data or instructions that can be entered directly into a computer without the need for any preparation. This data may be stored magnetically, for instance on a credit card or travel ticket, or possibly printed on paper which is also readable by humans.

Related terms
smart cardcard readerhand-held scannerscannermagnetic ink character recognition (MICR)optical character recognition (OCR)optical mark recognition (OMR)voice recognitionhandwriting recognition
Term sub categories
Managing data › collecting
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