batch processing

Jobs run together

Batch processing is handling data or tasks in groups rather than one at a time or continuously.

A computer might collect transactions throughout the day and process them overnight in a single batch.

The term contrasts with real-time processing, where each item is handled immediately: Payroll runs through batch processing every two weeks.

computing

queue

Ordered waiting line

automationSelf-operating system design
scriptWritten words for performance
mainframeLarge centralized computer system

throughput · workflow · non-interactive · daemon · ETL · data pipeline · scheduler · command line · COBOL

manufacturing

assembly line

Sequential workstation manufacturing

mass productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
quality controlMaintaining production standards
production runContinuous fabrication sequence

inventory · lot number · standardization · repeatability · throughput · conveyor · packaging · bottling · canning · pharmaceutical

Categories

computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
food processingcanning, freezing, drying, packaging, pasteurization
pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
processingrefining, purifying, conditioning, filtering, sorting
productivityproductivity, checking off, prioritization, finishing, output
automationautomation, macros, macro, automate, hotkeys

Opposites

temporal processing mode

batch processingreal-time processing

Computation without perceptible delay

interaction model

batch processingtime-sharing

Sequential resource allocation

execution continuity

batch processingstreaming

Real-time digital delivery

Family

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