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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
batch processing
noun
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▪ A plot queue management system for batch processing organises plotting by media types or for scheduling large plot jobs during off hours.
▪ First of all, batch processing is out of the question.
▪ Many of the problems stemmed from an inflexible accounting structure and cumbersome batch processing.
▪ Some analysts express concern that the new systems will be less secure and incapable of doing donkey work like batch processing.
Wiktionary
batch processing

n. 1 (label en operations management) the processing of materials in batches rather than in continuous flow or in an assembly line 2 (label en computing) the execution of a series of programs on a computer, called jobs, without manual intervention

WordNet
batch processing

n. the serial execution of computer programs

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Batch processing

Batch processing is the execution of a series of jobs in a program on a computer without manual intervention ( non-interactive). Strictly speaking, it is a processing mode: the execution of a series of programs each on a set or "batch" of inputs, rather than a single input (which would instead be a custom job). However, this distinction has largely been lost, and the series of steps in a batch process are often called a "job" or "batch job".

Usage examples of "batch processing".

Since computer time was a scarce resource, we used a sort of batch processing technique.