batch

A2
Pronunciation
/bæt͡ʃ/
Noun
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.

Synonyms
recipe
Example Sentences
  • We made a batch of cookies to take to the party.
2 Definition

(by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.

Synonyms
lot pressing run
Example Sentences
  • We poured a bucket of water in at the top, and the ice-maker dispensed a batch of ice-cubes at the bottom.
3 Definition

A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.

Synonyms
group lot
4 Definition

A set of data to be processed with one execution of a program.

Example Sentences
  • The system throttled itself to batches of 50 requests at a time to keep the thread count under control.
5 Definition

A bread roll.

6 Definition

A graduating class.

Example Sentences
  • She was the valedictorian of Batch '73.
7 Definition

The process of baking.

8 Definition

A bank; a sandbank.

9 Definition

A field or patch of ground lying near a stream; the dale in which a stream flows.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To aggregate things together into a batch.

Example Sentences
  • The contractor batched the purchase orders for the entire month into one statement.
2 Definition

To handle a set of input data or requests as a batch process.

Example Sentences
  • The purchase requests for the day were stored in a queue and batched for printing the next morning.
3 Definition

To live as a bachelor temporarily, of a married man or someone virtually married.

Example Sentences
  • I am batching next week when my wife visits her sister.
Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Of a process, operating for a defined set of conditions, and then halting.

Example Sentences
  • The plant had two batch assembly lines for packaging, as well as a continuous feed production line.