batch

batch
1. noun /bætʃ/
a) The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.

We made a batch of cookies to take to the party.

b) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.

We poured a bucket of water in top, and the ice maker spit out a batch of icecubes at the bottom.

2. verb /bætʃ/
a) To aggregate things together into a batch.

The contractor batched the purchase orders for the entire month into one statement.

b) To batch process a set of input data or requests.

The purchase requests for the day were stored in a queue and batched for printing the next morning.

3. adjective /bætʃ/
Of a process, operating for a defined set of conditions, and then halting.

The plant had two batch assembly lines for packaging, as well as a continuous feed production line.


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