batch
US /bætʃ/
UK /bætʃ/
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a group of people or things dealt with as a unit in a process
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The next batch of students will arrive tomorrow.
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We processed the data in large batches.
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to group items together for processing
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We need to batch these orders before shipping.
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The system will batch the transactions nightly.