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batchA group, or collection, of items. batch [bach] (computer science) A set of items, records, or documents to be processed as a single unit. (engineering) The quantity of material required for or produced by one operation. An amount of material subjected to some unit chemical process or physical mixing process to make the final product substantially uniform. (petroleum engineering) In a pipeline operation, a volume of a crude oil of a given density that is pumped next to one of a different density to help prevent mixing of deliveries. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| She had absolutely no taste in dress, and wore a batch of rusty black lace with a bunch of artificial violets pinned to the side of her hair. You brought out a book which had cost you years of thought and labour; it was given two or three contemptuous lines among a batch of similar volumes, twenty or thirty copies were sold, and the rest of the edition was pulped. Doctor, dear, and meanwhile I will make a batch of cherry pies. |
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