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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 |