What does "human-readable" mean?

That can be read by humans (as well as computers), such as a file format based on plain text.

What is a synonym for "human-readable"?

Common synonyms include: writeout method.

adj

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Adjective

1
That can be read by humans (as well as computers), such as a file format based on plain text.
2
Of writing, without excessive jargon.
"This is a human-readable summary of the Creative Commons license."

"This is a human-readable summary of the Creative Commons license."