ALL meanings of batch
batch
B b - abbreviation Technical meaning of BATCH batch processing 3
- countable noun batch A batch of things or people is a group of things or people of the same kind, especially a group that is dealt with at the same time or is sent to a particular place at the same time. 3
- noun batch a group or set of usually similar objects or people, esp if sent off, handled, or arriving at the same time 3
- noun batch the bread, cakes, etc, produced at one baking 3
- noun batch the amount of a material needed for an operation 3
- noun batch a tall loaf having a close texture and a thick crust on the top and bottom, baked as part of a batch: the sides of each loaf are greased so that they will pull apart after baking to have pale crumby sides; made esp in Scotland and Ireland 3
- verb batch to group (items) for efficient processing 3
- verb batch to handle by batch processing 3
- verb batch (of a man) to do his own cooking and housekeeping 3
- verb batch to live alone 3
- noun batch the amount (of bread, etc.) produced at one baking 3
- noun batch the amount of material, as dough, needed for one operation 3
- noun batch the quantity of anything made in one operation or lot 3
- noun batch a number of things or persons taken as a group; lot; set 3
- noun batch a group of programs, instructions, etc. for processing by a computer in a single run 3
- abbreviation BATCH bach 3
- noun batch set, group 1
- noun batch group of baked goods 1
- adjective batch bundled before processing 1
- transitive verb batch send in groups 1
- transitive verb batch processing 1
- noun batch a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners. 1
- noun batch the quantity of material prepared or required for one operation: mixing a batch of concrete. 1
- noun batch the quantity of bread, cookies, dough, or the like, made at one baking. 1
- noun batch Computers. a group of jobs, data, or programs treated as a unit for computer processing. batch processing. 1
- noun batch Glassmaking. a quantity of raw materials mixed in proper proportions and prepared for fusion into glass. the material so mixed. 1
- verb with object batch to combine, mix, or process in a batch. 1
- abbreviation BATCH bach. 1
- noun Technical meaning of batch (programming) A system that takes a sequence (a "batch") of commands or jobs, executes them and returns the results, all without human intervention. This contrasts with an interactive system where the user's commands and the computer's responses are interleaved during a single run. A batch system typically takes its commands from a disk file (or a set of punched cards or magnetic tape in the mainframe days) and returns the results to a file (or prints them). Often there is a queue of jobs which the system processes as resources become available. Since the advent of the personal computer, the term "batch" has come to mean automating frequently performed tasks that would otherwise be done interactively by storing those commands in a "batch file" or "script". Usually this file is read by some kind of command interpreter but batch processing is sometimes used with GUI-based applications that define script equivalents for menu selections and other mouse actions. Such a recorded sequence of GUI actions is sometimes called a "macro". This may only exist in memory and may not be saved to disk whereas a batch normally implies something stored on disk. Unix cron jobs and Windows scheduled tasks are batch processing started at a predefined time by the system whereas mainframe batch jobs were typically initiated by an operator loading them into a queue. 1
- noun batch Arrange (things) in sets or groups. 1
- noun batch A bank; a sandbank. 0
- noun batch A field or patch of ground lying near a stream; the dale in which a stream flows. 0
- noun batch (Obsolete (No longer in use)) The process of baking. 0
- noun batch The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time. 0
- noun batch A quantity of anything produced at one operation. 0
- noun batch A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business. 0
- noun batch (computing) A set of data to be processed with one execution of a program. 0
- noun batch (Britain, dialect, Midlands) A bread roll. 0
- noun batch (Philippines) A graduating class. 0
- verb batch To aggregate things together into a batch. 0
- verb batch (computing) To handle a set of input data or requests as a batch process. 0
- verb batch (Informal) To live as a bachelor temporarily, of a married man or someone virtually married. 0
- adjective batch Of a process, operating for a defined set of conditions, and then halting. 0