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noun

a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.

the quantity of material prepared or required for one operation: mixing a batch of concrete.

the quantity of bread, cookies, dough, or the like, made at one baking.

Computers.

a group of jobs, data, or programs treated as a unit for computer processing.

batch processing.

Glassmaking.

a quantity of raw materials mixed in proper proportions and prepared for fusion into glass.

the material so mixed.

verb (used with object)

to combine, mix, or process in a batch.

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Batch is always a great word to know.

So is compiler. Does it mean:

the arrangement of data for computer input or output, such as the number and size of fields in a record or the spacing and punctuation of information in a report

a computer program that translates a program written in a high-level language into another, usually machine, language

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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English bache, akin to bacan to bake; compare Old English gebæc, German Gebäck batch

Synonyms
1. group, lot, number, bunch, gang, set, pack, flock, troop.

Example Sentences

Three livers or so and a small handful of fat makes a nice little batch of chopped liver, for example.

Add the second batch of garbanzo beans to the first, toss with the paprika, and serve.

Crucially, it also replicated the finding with an all-new batch of neutrinos.

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Three livers or so and a small handful of fat makes a nice little batch of chopped liver, for example.

Add the second batch of garbanzo beans to the first, toss with the paprika, and serve.

Crucially, it also replicated the finding with an all-new batch of neutrinos.

Batch collectors or integrated collector-storage systems heat water inside a large tank or box and store it there until needed.

Recycling plants often make recycled paper stronger by adding some new pulp to each batch.

Two year later, the batch of mail was found and delivered.

Double the recipe for the mint syrup if you're planning to make more than one batch of these refreshing summer drinks.

Maybe you can give one batch to your lottery ticket specialist.

In some instances, this needs to be done as a batch process–some of these e-mails go back a decade.

It takes two months of monkey-watching to be sure that a batch is safe.

Ed's filming himself in the wild, and now he's got to deliver his first batch of tapes.

Chlorine evaporates quickly from solution, so you'll have to make up a fresh batch of sterilizing fluid every time you need some.

Jelly beans can be a fun way to decorate a batch of cupcakes with spring flowers.

We suggest you make a small batch first and adjust the recipe to your liking.

The slower you go, the bigger the batch size and the more things go wrong.

Frankly it is time to throw out this miserable batch of idiots and their minions.

The latest batch of economic statistics paints a mixed picture.

Every so often a large batch of reproductive females and males is produced.

When the totality of sugar is digested, the yeasts are recovered to treat the next batch.

Customs inspectors may have simply missed a smuggled bomb or batch of missiles.

Paula promised she'd take photos when she built her next batch of bee boxes and send them to me.

It promises to lose more money on a new batch of obsolescent tablets any day now.

But the batch process makes producing long wires difficult.

Compost is a gardener's treasure, but producing a batch takes time.

The amount of neuraminidase in seasonal flu shots, he says, is unknown and likely varies from batch to batch.

Spring is an especially nice time to visit because that's when you'll see an adorable batch of newborn lambs.

The pressure is palpable as the first batch of applicants mills about the main room.

What is new, however, is the recent batch of better-than-expected figures on economic growth around the globe.

Carolyn killed time by studying a batch of overexposed film from the previous night.

Now they have engineered another batch of overly muscular rodents.

Those in the know make up a large batch and freeze it in ice cube trays.

Most are produced in huge, ultra-clean factories using batch processes similar to those for making silicon chips.

Test the first batch and make any necessary adjustments.

If random samples were pulled sooner or latter the bad batch would have shown up.

Return first batch of zucchini to pan and sprinkle with lemon juice.

Half of each batch of soil was heated in order to sterilise it.

But thanks to a batch of seasoned guides and comfortable lodges, travel here is still seamless.

The stove is then lit and burnt for a batch time of about five-to-six hours, depending on the dimensions of each particular stove.

Whip up a batch of these bars before your camping trip to satisfy hunger on hikes and other outdoor adventures.

It is not obvious that his latest batch of ideas will prove a stronger umbrella against the political weather.

Manure that has been in the digester for three weeks gets pushed out to make room for the next batch.

Just for fun, though, we're also making a batch totally from scratch.

One batch of concrete, for example, might cost a frozen chicken.

The chickens, eating yet another batch of pattypan squash.

Each bottle comes with it's own specific batch number.

We have another batch that are currently being fattened up and we'll post pics of the finished product.

To return the favor, the worms provide you with a batch of rich soil amendment every two months or so.

Speaking of pruning, don't turn your last flush of roses into still another batch of potpourri.

Or, if you're anticipating the rewards of your first batch of compost, you might wonder how you can speed up the process.

The first batch will be honey wheat, from an extract.

Bathroom lock ups can be good, but you might have to paint the door to the batch every week.

Not even half way and already your batch of blogs leaves me breathless.

Each batch of secretions and each fragrance was considered.

After it has shifted the last batch of handsets, the search.

Whip up a batch the night before, and breakfast is easy.

As a reviewer, you receive a batch of proposals ahead of time so you can read and evaluate them.

The image is part of a newly released batch of the most.

Make a thick batch even thicker by straining it in cheesecloth.

It was over the release of a big batch of the inmates.

Every batch of evaluations seems to include a few hateful personal remarks that are unfit to print here.

Maybe a few dead sailors would persuade the next batch of hostages to take pirate demands more seriously.

Haddad will send out her last batch of letters, to the prekindergarten crowd, and fishing season will officially end.

Just to note that you can make a batch of waffles on the weekend and freeze them.

The city government is training a first batch of approved drivers in security and women's rights.

Use a bit of your precious batch to add sweetness and moisture to any kind of gnocchi?and leaven the somewhat.

Once a batch of the soybean paste has been thoroughly mixed, it is cured overnight in an oven.

They attached an antibody that sticks to pancreatic cancer cells onto a second batch of the bright nanoparticles.

For colleges, there's always another batch of high-school graduates to enroll.

They have set the example for the new batch of politicians.

While you're mixing, add food coloring to each batch so you can tell the difference between the two.

If you had a real great batch of students, the average could go higher, they cared more that you didn't make a habit of it.

Those wishing to be considered for the second batch of cars will be paid interest.

It all started with baking a simple batch of nachos.

And you may keep working on that popcorn long after you realize that this batch really isn't so.

Phantom says it does not yet know what the shipping date will be for the next batch of orders.

If he does, drop the hammer on him, and include everything--this batch of evidence as well.

The collected products will then be sent out again for examination by another batch of eyes, again unable to compare notes.

The system never provides any indication to election officials when it's deleting a batch of ballots in this manner.

Over the past two years, the intifada has given rise to a new batch of resolutions.

If anything the first batch of leaked papers appears to do the opposite.

Interrupting our discussion, the abbot is called upon to induct half a dozen more, the first new batch of this year.

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verb (used without object), noun

bach.

Origin:
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World English Dictionary

batch¹ (bætʃ)

—n
1.	a group or set of usually similar objects or people, esp if sent off, handled, or arriving at the same time
2.	the bread, cakes, etc, produced at one baking
3.	the amount of a material needed for an operation
4.	Compare pan loaf Also called: batch loaf 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

—vb
5.	to group (items) for efficient processing
6.	to handle by batch processing

[C15 bache; related to Old English bacan to bake; compare Old English gebæc batch, German Gebäck]

batch or bach² (bætʃ)

—vb
1.	(intr) (of a man) to do his own cooking and housekeeping
2.	to live alone

bach or bach²

—vb

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Word Origin & History

batch

O.E. *bæcce "something baked," from bacan "bake." Batch is to bake as watch is to wake and match ("one of a pair") is to make. Extended 1713 to "any quantity produced at one operation."

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