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batch processing
n 1: the serial execution of computer programs

English Dictionary: beats per minute	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bath asparagus n Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots Synonym(s): bath asparagus, Prussian asparagus, Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
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bath soap n soap used as a toiletry [syn: toilet soap, face soap, bath soap]
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Bathsheba n (Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC)
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bathyscape n navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration Synonym(s): bathyscaphe, bathyscaph, bathyscape
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bathyscaph n navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration Synonym(s): bathyscaphe, bathyscaph, bathyscape
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bathyscaphe n navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration Synonym(s): bathyscaphe, bathyscaph, bathyscape
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bathysphere n spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration
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batoko palm n small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums Synonym(s): governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum, ramontchi, batoko palm, Flacourtia indica
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beats per minute n the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds Synonym(s): beats per minute, bpm, metronome marking, M.M.
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beauty shop n a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work [syn: salon, beauty salon, beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty shop]
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beauty spot n a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment
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bed cover n decorative cover for a bed [syn: bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane, spread]
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bed covering n decorative cover for a bed [syn: bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane, spread]
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bedcover n decorative cover for a bed [syn: bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane, spread]
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bedspread n decorative cover for a bed [syn: bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane, spread]
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bedspring n (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed
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beta software n software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release; "beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it"
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Bitis gabonica n large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper Synonym(s): gaboon viper, Bitis gabonica
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bits per inch n a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium Synonym(s): bits per inch, bpi
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bits per second n (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem) Synonym(s): bits per second, bps
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boat-shaped adj having a concave shape like a boat
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body covering n any covering for the body or a body part
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body substance n the substance of the body
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boot-shaped adj shaped like a boot
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botch up v make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Synonym(s): botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
butt shaft n a blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target practice
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bombardier \Bom`bar*dier"\, n. [F. bombardier.] (Mil.) (a) One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a gunner. [Archaic] (b) A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery. {Bombardier beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a kind of beetle ({Brachinus crepitans}), so called because, when disturbed, it makes an explosive discharge of a pungent and acrid vapor from its anal glands. The name is applied to other related species, as the {B. displosor}, which can produce ten or twelve explosions successively. The common American species is {B. fumans}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sponge \Sponge\, n. [OF. esponge, F. [82]ponge, L. spongia, Gr. [?], [?]. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also {spunge}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[91], or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under {Spongi[91]}. 2. The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny Spongi[91] (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially the varieties of the genus {Spongia}. The most valuable sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies. 3. Fig.: One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger. 4. Any spongelike substance. Specifically: (a) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven. (b) Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition. (c) Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked. 5. (Gun.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff. 6. (Far.) The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering to the heel. {Bath sponge}, any one of several varieties of coarse commercial sponges, especially {Spongia equina}. {Cup sponge}, a toilet sponge growing in a cup-shaped form. {Glass sponge}. See {Glass-sponge}, in the Vocabulary. {Glove sponge}, a variety of commercial sponge ({Spongia officinalis}, variety {tubulufera}), having very fine fibers, native of Florida, and the West Indies. {Grass sponge}, any one of several varieties of coarse commercial sponges having the surface irregularly tufted, as {Spongia graminea}, and {S. equina}, variety {cerebriformis}, of Florida and the West Indies. {Horse sponge}, a coarse commercial sponge, especially {Spongia equina}. {Platinum sponge}. (Chem.) See under {Platinum}. {Pyrotechnical sponge}, a substance made of mushrooms or fungi, which are boiled in water, dried, and beaten, then put in a strong lye prepared with saltpeter, and again dried in an oven. This makes the black match, or tinder, brought from Germany. {Sheep's-wool sponge}, a fine and durable commercial sponge ({Spongia equina}, variety {gossypina}) found in Florida and the West Indies. The surface is covered with larger and smaller tufts, having the oscula between them. {Sponge cake}, a kind of sweet cake which is light and spongy. {Sponge lead}, [or] {Spongy lead} (Chem.), metallic lead brought to a spongy form by reduction of lead salts, or by compressing finely divided lead; -- used in secondary batteries and otherwise. {Sponge tree} (Bot.), a tropical leguminous tree ({Acacia Farnesiana}), with deliciously fragrant flowers, which are used in perfumery. {Toilet sponge}, a very fine and superior variety of Mediterranean sponge ({Spongia officinalis}, variety {Mediterranea}); -- called also {turkish sponge}. {To set a sponge} (Cookery), to leaven a small mass of flour, to be used in leavening a larger quantity. {To throw up the sponge}, to give up a contest; to acknowledge defeat; -- from a custom of the prize ring, the person employed to sponge a pugilist between rounds throwing his sponge in the air in token of defeat. [Cant or Slang] [bd]He was too brave a man to throw up the sponge to fate.[b8] --Lowell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beauty \Beau"ty\, n.; pl. {Beautie}s . [OE. beaute, beute, OF. beaut[82], biaut[82], Pr. beltat, F. beaut[82], fr. an assumed LL. bellitas, from L. bellus pretty. See {Beau}.] 1. An assemblage or graces or properties pleasing to the eye, the ear, the intellect, the [91]sthetic faculty, or the moral sense. Beauty consists of a certain composition of color and figure, causing delight in the beholder. --Locke. The production of beauty by a multiplicity of symmetrical parts uniting in a consistent whole. --Wordsworth. The old definition of beauty, in the Roman school, was, [bd]multitude in unity;[b8] and there is no doubt that such is the principle of beauty. --Coleridge. 2. A particular grace, feature, ornament, or excellence; anything beautiful; as, the beauties of nature. 3. A beautiful person, esp. a beautiful woman. All the admired beauties of Verona. --Shak. 4. Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion. [Obs.] She stained her hair yellow, which was then the beauty. --Jer. Taylor. {Beauty spot}, a patch or spot placed on the face with intent to heighten beauty by contrast.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bedspread \Bed"spread`\, n. A bedquilt; a counterpane; a coverlet. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boat-shaped \Boat"-shaped`\, a. (Bot.) See {Cymbiform}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Body \Bod"y\, n.; pl. {Bodies}. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to OHG. botah. [root]257. Cf. {Bodice}.] 1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person. Absent in body, but present in spirit. --1 Cor. v. 3 For of the soul the body form doth take. For soul is form, and doth the body make. --Spenser. 2. The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central, or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc. Who set the body and the limbs Of this great sport together? --Shak. The van of the king's army was led by the general; . . . in the body was the king and the prince. --Clarendon. Rivers that run up into the body of Italy. --Addison. 3. The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow. Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. --Col. ii. 17. 4. A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody. A dry, shrewd kind of a body. --W. Irving. 5. A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation; as, a legislative body; a clerical body. A numerous body led unresistingly to the slaughter. --Prescott. 6. A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of laws or of divinity. 7. Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an a[89]riform body. [bd]A body of cold air.[b8] --Huxley. By collision of two bodies, grind The air attrite to fire. --Milton. 8. Amount; quantity; extent. 9. That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs. 10. The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body. 11. (Print.) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on an agate body. 12. (Geom.) A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure. 13. Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body. Note: Colors bear a body when they are capable of being ground so fine, and of being mixed so entirely with oil, as to seem only a very thick oil of the same color. {After body} (Naut.), the part of a ship abaft the dead flat. {Body cavity} (Anat.), the space between the walls of the body and the inclosed viscera; the c[91]lum; -- in mammals, divided by the diaphragm into thoracic and abdominal cavities. {Body of a church}, the nave. {Body cloth}; pl. {Body cloths}, a cloth or blanket for covering horses. {Body clothes}. (pl.) 1. Clothing for the body; esp. underclothing. 2. Body cloths for horses. [Obs.] --Addison. {Body coat}, a gentleman's dress coat. {Body color} (Paint.), a pigment that has consistency, thickness, or body, in distinction from a tint or wash. {Body of a law} (Law), the main and operative part. {Body louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Pediculus vestimenti}), which sometimes infests the human body and clothes. See {Grayback}. {Body plan} (Shipbuilding), an end elevation, showing the conbour of the sides of a ship at certain points of her length. {Body politic}, the collective body of a nation or state as politically organized, or as exercising political functions; also, a corporation. --Wharton. As to the persons who compose the body politic or associate themselves, they take collectively the name of [bd]people[b8], or [bd]nation[b8]. --Bouvier. {Body servant}, a valet. {The bodies seven} (Alchemy), the metals corresponding to the planets. [Obs.] Sol gold is, and Luna silver we threpe (=call), Mars yren (=iron), Mercurie quicksilver we clepe, Saturnus lead, and Jupiter is tin, and Venus coper. --Chaucer. {Body snatcher}, one who secretly removes without right or authority a dead body from a grave, vault, etc.; a resurrectionist. {Body snatching} (Law), the unauthorized removal of a dead body from the grave; usually for the purpose of dissection.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cavity \Cav"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Cavities}. [L. cavus hollow: cf. F. cavit[82].] 1. Hollowness. [Obs.] The cavity or hollowness of the place. --Goodwin. 2. A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity. An instrument with a small cavity, like a small spoon. --Arbuthnot. Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed in the lungs, which are designated cavities or vomic[91]. --Quain. {Body cavity}, the c[d2]lum. See under {Body}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Alcornoque \[d8]Al`cor*no"que\, n. [Sp., cork tree.] The bark of several trees, esp. of {Bowdichia virgilioides} of Brazil, used as a remedy for consumption; of {Byrsonima crassifolia}, used in tanning; of {Alchornea latifolia}, used medicinally; or of {Quercus ilex}, the cork tree.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Budge \Budge\, a. 1. Lined with budge; hence, scholastic. [bd]Budge gowns.[b8] --Milton. 2. Austere or stiff, like scholastics. Those budge doctors of the stoic fur. --Milton. {Budge bachelor}, one of a company of men clothed in long gowns lined with budge, who formerly accompanied the lord mayor of London in his inaugural procession. {Budge barrel} (Mil.), a small copper-hooped barrel with only one head, the other end being closed by a piece of leather, which is drawn together with strings like a purse. It is used for carrying powder from the magazine to the battery, in siege or seacoast service.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Budge \Budge\, a. 1. Lined with budge; hence, scholastic. [bd]Budge gowns.[b8] --Milton. 2. Austere or stiff, like scholastics. Those budge doctors of the stoic fur. --Milton. {Budge bachelor}, one of a company of men clothed in long gowns lined with budge, who formerly accompanied the lord mayor of London in his inaugural procession. {Budge barrel} (Mil.), a small copper-hooped barrel with only one head, the other end being closed by a piece of leather, which is drawn together with strings like a purse. It is used for carrying powder from the magazine to the battery, in siege or seacoast service.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Butt shaft \Butt" shaft`\ An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts; an arrow. [Also {but shaft}.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Butt shaft \Butt" shaft`\ An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts; an arrow. [Also {but shaft}.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
5. A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job. [Colloq.] Note: Job is used adjectively to signify doing jobs, used for jobs, or let on hire to do jobs; as, job printer; job master; job horse; job wagon, etc. {By the job}, at a stipulated sum for the work, or for each piece of work done; -- distinguished from time work; as, the house was built by the job. {Job lot}, a quantity of goods, usually miscellaneous, sold out of the regular course of trade, at a certain price for the whole; as, these articles were included in a job lot. {Job master}, one who lest out horses and carriages for hire, as for family use. [Eng.] {Job printer}, one who does miscellaneous printing, esp. circulars, cards, billheads, etc. {Odd job}, miscellaneous work of a petty kind; occasional work, of various kinds, or for various people.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Batesburg, SC (town, FIPS 4285) Location: 33.90739 N, 81.54689 W Population (1990): 4082 (1627 housing units) Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29006
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Batesville, AR (city, FIPS 4030) Location: 35.76824 N, 91.62228 W Population (1990): 9187 (3947 housing units) Area: 27.0 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72501 Batesville, IN (city, FIPS 3664) Location: 39.29794 N, 85.21829 W Population (1990): 4720 (1848 housing units) Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47006 Batesville, MS (city, FIPS 3620) Location: 34.31946 N, 89.93684 W Population (1990): 6403 (2331 housing units) Area: 30.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38606 Batesville, OH (village, FIPS 4192) Location: 39.91423 N, 81.28121 W Population (1990): 95 (46 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Batesville, TX (CDP, FIPS 5924) Location: 28.94731 N, 99.61434 W Population (1990): 1313 (461 housing units) Area: 30.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78829
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bath Springs, TN Zip code(s): 38311
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bettsville, OH (village, FIPS 6194) Location: 41.24404 N, 83.23357 W Population (1990): 752 (295 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bodega Bay, CA (CDP, FIPS 7260) Location: 38.32280 N, 123.02979 W Population (1990): 1127 (831 housing units) Area: 20.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94923
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
bot spot n. [MUD] The user on a MUD with the longest connect time. Derives from the fact that {bot}s on MUDS often stay constantly connected and appear at the bottom of the list.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
batch file (Or script) A text file containing {operating system} commands which are executed automatically by the {command-line interpreter}. In {Unix}, this is called a "{shell script}" since it is the Unix {shell} which includes the {command-line interpreter}. Batch files can be used as a simple way to combine existing commands into new commands. {autoexec.bat} is the best known example of an {MS-DOS} batch file. (1996-01-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
batch processing A system that takes a set (a "batch") of commands or jobs, executes them and returns the results, all without human intervention. This contrasts with an {interactive} system where the user's commands and the computer's responses are interleaved during a single run. A batch system typically takes its commands from a disk file (or a set of {punched cards} or {magnetic tape} in the old days) and returns the results to a file (or prints them). Often there is a queue of jobs which the system processes as resources become available. Since the advent of the {personal computer}, the term "batch" has come to mean automating frequently performed tasks that would otherwise be done interactively by storing those commands in a "{batch file}" or "{script}". Usually this file is read by some kind of {command interpreter} but batch processing is sometimes used with GUI-based applications that define script equivalents for menu selections and other mouse actions. Such a recorded sequence of GUI actions is sometimes called a "{macro}". This may only exist in memory and may not be saved to disk whereas a batch normally implies something stored on disk. (1998-06-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bits per inch (BPI) A measure of the recording density of a {magnetic tape} or {disk}. (1995-04-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bits per pixel (bpp) The number of {bits} of information stored per {pixel} of an {image} or displayed by a {graphics adapter}. The more bits there are, the more colours can be represented, but the more memory is required to store or display the image. A colour can be described by the intensities of red, green and blue ({RGB}) components. Allowing 8 {bits} (1 {byte}) per component (24 bits per pixel) gives 256 levels for each component and over 16 million different colours - more than the human eye can distinguish. {Microsoft Windows} [and others?] calls this {truecolour}. An image of 1024x768 with 24 bpp requires over 2 MB of memory. "High colour" uses 16 bpp (or 15 bpp), 5 bits for blue, 5 bits for red and 6 bits for green. This reduced colour precision gives a slight loss of image quality at a 1/3 saving on memory. Standard {VGA} uses a {palette} of 16 colours (4 bpp), each colour in the palette is 24 bit. Standard {SVGA} uses a {palette} of 256 colours (8 bpp). Some graphics hardware and software support 32-bit colour depths, including an 8-bit "{alpha channel}" for transparency effects. (1999-08-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bits per second (bps, b/s) The unit in which {data rate} is measured. For example, a {modem}'s data rate is usually measured in {kilobits} per second. In 1996, the maximum modem speed for use on the {PSTN} was 33.6 kbps, rising to 56 kbps in 1997. Note that kilo- (k), mega- (M), etc. in data rates denote powers of 1000, not 1024. (2002-03-23)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bath-sheba daughter of the oath, or of seven, called also Bath-shu'a (1 Chr. 3:5), was the daughter of Eliam (2 Sam. 11:3) or Ammiel (1 Chr. 3:5), and wife of Uriah the Hittite. David committed adultery with her (2 Sam. 11:4, 5; Ps. 51:1). The child born in adultery died (2 Sam. 12:15-19). After her husband was slain (11:15) she was married to David (11:27), and became the mother of Solomon (12:24; 1 Kings 1:11; 2:13). She took a prominent part in securing the succession of Solomon to the throne (1 Kings 1:11, 16-21).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Bathsheba, the seventh daughter; the daughter of satiety