batch

/bætʃ/

Thân thiện

The baker pulls a fresh batch of bread from the oven.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A quantity of something produced or processed at one time: A "batch" refers to a group of items made, gathered, or handled together, often in a single operation or production run.
   • A group of people or things dealt with as a set: It can describe a collection of people or things that are considered or processed as a single unit.

2. Verb:

   • To group items together for processing: To "batch" means to assemble, collect, or process things as a single group or batch.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The baker prepared a fresh batch of cookies. (The baker made a group of cookies all at the same time.)
  • We received a new batch of applications to review. (We got a new set of applications to handle together.)
  • The students graduated in the same batch. (The students completed their studies and graduated as a group.)

• Verb:

  • The system will batch the orders for overnight shipping. (The system will group the orders together to prepare them for shipping.)
  • Please batch these invoices for processing. (Please collect these invoices to handle them as a single group.)

Advanced Usage

• "in batch mode": Operating in a way where tasks are grouped and executed together without immediate user interaction.
  • The server processes data in batch mode overnight.
• "batch processing": A computing method where multiple tasks are executed as a group.
  • Batch processing is efficient for handling large volumes of data.

Variants and Related Words

• Batching (gerund/noun): The action or process of grouping items into batches.
  • The batching of samples improved laboratory efficiency.
• Batcher (noun): A person or machine that creates batches.
  • The industrial batcher mixes the concrete ingredients.

Synonyms

• Noun: lot, group, set, cluster, bunch, assortment.
• Verb: group, assemble, collect, bundle, cluster.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "Batch" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its verbal use typically involves direct objects or prepositions like "together.") - Batch up: To gather items into a batch. (This is a less common, informal construction). - Can you batch up the reports for the meeting?

Related Idioms

• Of the same batch: Belonging to the same group or type; having the same qualities or origin.
  • These problems are all of the same batch—they stem from poor communication.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a collection of things or persons to be handled together
2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
   • a batch of letters
   • a deal of trouble
   • a lot of money
   • he made a mint on the stock market
   • see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
   • it must have cost plenty
   • a slew of journalists
   • a wad of money
3. all the loaves of bread baked at the same time

Verb

1. batch together; assemble or process as a batch

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