(1) Processing a group of files or databases from start to completion rather than having the user open, edit and save each of them one at a time. For example, a graphics conversion utility can change ...

Implementing a batch process to handle gigabytes of data is a veritable tsunami of a task, but you can take it down a chunk with the help of Spring Batch. This popular Spring module has been ...

A decade ago, the development of cluster tools in the IC manufacturing industry seemed to herald the end of batch processing systems. Single-wafer, multichamber tools were the wave of the future—they ...

Once upon a time, electronic batch records (EBRs) were simply a means for helping pharmaceutical companies automate away the mountains of paperwork required for maintaining production batch records.