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batches

/ˈbætʃɪz/

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noun

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

Examples :

"We made a batch of cookies to take to the party."

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

Examples :

"We poured a bucket of water in at the top, and the ice-maker dispensed a batch of ice-cubes at the bottom."

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

Examples :

"The bakery made three batches of chocolate chip cookies this morning. "

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

Examples :

"The system throttled itself to batches of 50 requests at a time to keep the thread count under control."

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noun

Examples :

"My grandmother always makes delicious batches for our family gatherings. "

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A graduating class.

Examples :

"The university has a tradition of taking a group photo of the graduating batches each year. "

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The process of baking.

Examples :

"The bakery owner carefully managed the batches of cookies, ensuring each one was cooked perfectly. "

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verb

To aggregate things together into a batch.

Examples :

"The contractor batched the purchase orders for the entire month into one statement."

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

Examples :

"The purchase requests for the day were stored in a queue and batched for printing the next morning."

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A bank; a sandbank.

Examples :

"The old fisherman knew the safest route to the harbor was to navigate carefully around the batches visible at low tide. "

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

Examples :

"The farmer's cows grazed peacefully in the cool, green batches beside the babbling brook. "

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verb

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

Examples :

"I am batching next week when my wife visits her sister."