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batch
I. \ˈbach\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English bache process of baking, batch of bread; akin to Old English bacan to bake — more at bake
1. : the quantity (as of bread) baked at one time : baking
< the first batch of cookies >
2.
a. : the quantity of material prepared or required for one operation; specifically : a quantity of properly proportioned and mixed raw materials ready for fusion into glass
b. : the quantity (as of beer or concrete) produced at one operation
< a detailed record of all batches manufactured >
3. : a quantity or number of persons or things considered as a group : lot, set, group
< taken out in batches to a firing squad — Green Peyton >
< a batch of childish braggarts who marry nasal bossy women — Claudia Cassidy >
< a uniformed official stamped a batch of yellow passes — Andy Logan >
< my report on the latest batch of office buildings — Lewis Mumford >
< a great batch of rules and regulations — St. Clair McKelway >
specifically : a lumber raft made up of a number of units fastened together
II. adjective
1. : by the batch : in a batch or batches
< a qualitative and quantitative analysis on a batch-sampling basis — Science >
2. : of, relating to, or intended for use in a batch
< the batch materials must be as inexpensive as possible — C.J.Phillips >
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
1.
a. : to bring together (a quantity or number of things) for processing at one time
b. : to put (a quantity or number of things) through a manufacturing process at one time
2. : to measure out (the material required for a batch)
< concrete was batched at a conveniently located plant >
IV.
variant of bache
V.
variant of bach
VI. noun
Usage: often attributive
: a group of jobs (as programs) which are submitted for processing on a computer and whose results are obtained at a later time
< batch processing >
— compare time-sharing herein |