batch number

Manufacturing lot reference

A batch number is an identifier assigned to a group of products manufactured together under the same conditions.

It enables tracking for quality control, inventory management, and recalls: Check the batch number on the packaging if you need to return the item.

Common in pharmaceuticals, food production, and manufacturing generally.

Opposites
identification scope

batch numberserial number

Unique alphanumeric product identifier

unique identifier · VIN · IMEI · unit number · item number

identification presence

batch numberuntracked

Having no recorded path

unmarked · unidentified · unlabeled · untraceable

Family

batch, number, batches, batched, batching, numbers, numbered, numbering, numberless

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G