Batch

(bach)

(computer science) A set of items, records, or documents to be processed as a single unit.
(engineering) The quantity of material required for or produced by one operation. An amount of material subjected to some unit chemical process or physical mixing process to make the final product substantially uniform.
(petroleum engineering) In a pipeline operation, a volume of a crude oil of a given density that is pumped next to one of a different density to help prevent mixing of deliveries.

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A group, or collection, of items.

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1. Mode of data processing that accumulates transactions for periodic file updating. See also bank; on-line.

2. Group of documents or transactions that require similar handling, are from the same time period, and/or are grouped for efficient processing-for example, all cash orders received in one day for the same product.

Group of checks, drafts, or items handled as a unit for Back Office processing later during the day. Also called block. Contrast with On-Line processing.

noun

A number of individuals making up or considered a unit: array, band, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, group, knot, lot, party, set. See group.

n

Definition: group of same objects
Antonyms: individual

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1. Non-interactive. Hackers use this somewhat more loosely than the traditional technical definitions justify; in particular, switches on a normally interactive program that prepare it to receive non-interactive command input are often referred to as batch mode switches. A batch file is a series of instructions written to be handed to an interactive program running in batch mode.

2. Performance of dreary tasks all at one sitting. “I finally sat down in batch mode and wrote out checks for all those bills; I guess they'll turn the electricity back on next week...”

3. batching up: Accumulation of a number of small tasks that can be lumped together for greater efficiency. “I'm batching up those letters to send sometime” “I'm batching up bottles to take to the recycling center.”

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1. A quantity of concrete or mortar mixed at one time.
2. A quantity of adhesive mixed at one time.

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IN BRIEF: A quantity used or made at one time.

A fresh batch of ginger cookies had just been removed from the oven.

Tutor's tip: To "bach" means to live as a bachelor, and a "bache" is a valley that has a small stream. A "batch" can be either a group or quantity, while to "batch" is to combine or mix something.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gruppe, parti
v. tr. - ordne, behandle

idioms:

• batch file    batchfil
• batch processing    batchkørsel, gruppekørsel

Nederlands (Dutch)
groep, stapel, baksel, lading, groeperen

Français (French)
n. - fournée, groupe, convoi, contingent, paquet, liasse, tas, (Comm) lot, gâchée (béton)
v. tr. - (Comput) traiter par lots

idioms:

• batch file    fichier en différé
• batch on approval    (faire) un envoi à vue/à l'essai
• batch processing    (Comput) traitement par lots

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gruppe, Schub, Schwung
v. - aufhäufen (in gleichen Mengen)

idioms:

• batch file    Stapeldatei
• batch on approval    Ansichtssendung
• batch processing    Schub-/ Stapelverarbeitung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παρτίδα, φουρνιά, ποσότητα, σωρός, εργένης

idioms:

• batch file    (Η/Υ) αρχείο ομαδοποιημένων εντολών
• batch on approval    παρτίδα για επιθεώρηση (με δικαίωμα επιστροφής)
• batch processing    (Η/Υ) ομαδική επεξεργασία
• hot-air balloon    αερόστατο
• the balloon goes up    (όταν) γίνει η αρχή

Italiano (Italian)
gruppo

idioms:

• batch processing    elaborazione sequenziale, trattamento a gruppi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fornada (f), porção (f), batente (m), lote (m)

idioms:

• batch processing    processamento (m) em série (Inf.)

Русский (Russian)
порция, группа

idioms:

• batch processing    пакетная обработка

Español (Spanish)
n. - hornada, lote, remesa, montón, grupo, cuadro, partida
v. tr. - agrupar, preparar una hornada

idioms:

• batch file    tipo de archivo de ordenador
• batch on approval    remesa a prueba
• batch processing    procesamiento por lotes

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - omgång, hop, parti, stapel, bak (av samma deg)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
一炉, 一批, 分批或按批收集, 分批处理, 量出一次配料

idioms:

• batch file    批文件
• batch processing    整批处理

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 一爐, 一批
v. tr. - 分批或按批收集, 分批處理, 量出一次配料

idioms:

• batch file    批文件
• batch processing    整批處理

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 한 떼, 한 가마
v. tr. - 일괄[배치]하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一焼き分, 一組

idioms:

• batch on approval    商品点検売買条件での一括生産
• batch processing    一括処理

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كميه, وجبه, مجموعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צרור, קבוצה, אוסף, אצווה‬
v. tr. - ‮סידר או טיפל בקבוצת פריטים‬

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