batch

batch

(bach') adj.

1. executing without user interaction.

2. of a SAS program, running as a separate SAS session, separate from the SAS interactive environment.

n.

3. a set of objects collected over a period of time for processing at a single time.

v.t.

4. to collect objects over a period of time and arrange them as a group for processing at a single time.

BATCH (SAS word)

System option. SAS 5-9.1.

batch file

n.

1. a program written in the command language of an operating system.

2. a file that is executed as a batch job.