batch processing

noun

Computers.

1. a form of data processing in which a number of input jobs are grouped for processing during the same machine run.

batch processing

noun

1. manufacturing products or treating materials in batches, by passing the output of one process to subsequent processes Compare continuous processing

2. a system by which the computer programs of a number of individual users are submitted to the computer as a single batch Compare time sharing

Word History and Origins

Origin of batch processing¹

First recorded in 1970–75