1. noun /bætʃ/
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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