batch computing
nounUK /bætʃ kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
US /bætʃ kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
Batch computing is when a computer does a big pile of jobs all at once without stopping.
The bank uses batch computing to process all the day's payments overnight.
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2. A way of running many similar tasks together as one group to save time.
Payroll is handled through batch computing every Friday.
3. Computer work done in scheduled groups rather than as soon as each request arrives.
The old system relied on batch computing, so results appeared only the next morning.
4. The practice of collecting data and processing it in large sets.
Scientists used batch computing to analyze thousands of weather records.