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Batch (baking)

A quantity of goods, such as cookies, produced at one time.

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
Duplicate · right

Batch processing

Running a large set of jobs together without user interaction, often on a schedule.

First in use: the 1950s

Batch / Batch (baking) / Batch processing

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Cookie batches vs. nightly jobs.

Which meaning of Batch is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Batch (baking) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Batch processing arrived in the 1950s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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