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| batch [ bach ] |
noun (plural batch·es) |
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1. quantity regarded as group: a quantity of people or things treated or regarded as a group, especially when subdivided from a larger group
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2. amount for one operation: the amount of material prepared or needed for, or produced in, one operation
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3. cooking amount baked: the amount of something baked at one time or produced at one baking
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4. comput programs processed together: a set of programs or jobs processed on a computer at one time
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5. commerce set of transactions by merchant: a group of transactions made by a merchant in a particular period, usually one business day
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transitive verb (past and past participle batched, present participle batch·ing, 3rd person present singular batch·es) |
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process items as batch: to process or assemble items as a batch or in batches
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| [15th century. < assumed Old English bæcce "something baked" < bacan (see bake)] |
