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Batch effect correction
Batch effect correction is a family of computational methods that remove systematic technical variation between processing batches in high-throughput biological data, preserving genuine biological differences.
Batch fermentation
Batch fermentation is a bioprocess method in which microorganisms grow in a closed vessel with all nutrients charged at the start and no feeding or withdrawal during the run.
Batch file
A batch file is a text file of commands that the Windows command interpreter, cmd.exe, executes one at a time, typically with the .bat or .cmd extension.
Batch normalization
Batch normalization, or batch norm, is a technique for training deep neural networks, introduced at Google in 2015, that normalizes layer activations using mini-batch statistics.
Batch picking
Batch picking is a warehouse order picking method that groups several customer orders into a batch picked in one pass, reducing trips but requiring sorting afterward.
Batch processing
Batch processing, also called batch mode, is a way of running computer work in which jobs are collected and executed without user interaction, often on large volumes of data.
Batch production
Batch production is a manufacturing mode in which goods are made in finite groups, or batches, moving together through each operation on shared equipment, with a changeover between lots.
Batch reactor
A batch reactor is a closed, often agitated vessel in which reactants react for a set time before the entire mixture is withdrawn, used in pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals.
Batch transportation
Batch transportation is the movement of different liquid petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, and kerosene, through the same pipeline in successive batches that keep their identity, with some mixing at each interface.
Batching and scheduling for LLM serving
Batching and scheduling for LLM serving are the techniques an inference server uses to decide which requests share each model forward pass, trading GPU throughput against latency.
Baté Empire
The Baté Empire, or Batyé, meaning "between the rivers," was a Muslim Mandinka confederation of trading villages centered on Kankan, in Upper Guinea, founded in the late seventeenth century.
Batelco
Batelco (Bahrain Telecommunications Company) is the principal telecommunications operator of Bahrain, founded in 1981 as a government-backed monopoly and rebranded as Batelco by Beyon in early 2025.
Bateman equation
The Bateman equation is the analytical solution, first published by Harry Bateman in 1910, to the equations governing the amounts of each nuclide in a serial radioactive decay chain.
Bateren tsuihorei
Bateren tsuihorei (伴天連追放令) is the five-article edict issued by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at Hakata in 1587, after his pacification of Kyushu, expelling Christian missionaries while permitting Portuguese trade.
Bates College
Bates College is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine, founded in 1855 as the Maine State Seminary and renamed for Benjamin E. Bates in 1864; New England's first coeducational college, it is accredited by NECHE and led by president Garry W. Jenkins.
Bates method
Bates method: alternative vision-improvement system by ophthalmologist William H. Bates (Perfect Sight Without Glasses, 1920), using palming, sunning, swinging, and central fixation; rejected by ophthalmology, trials show no refractive improvement, and sungazing risks solar retinopathy.
Bates Motel (film)
Bates Motel (1987) is an NBC made-for-TV movie and failed pilot for a Psycho spinoff anthology series, directed by Richard Rothstein, starring Bud Cort and Lori Petty, unrelated to the 2013 A&E series.
Bates Motel (TV series)
Bates Motel (2013–2017) is an A&E psychological drama by Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin, and Anthony Cipriano, a contemporary prequel to Psycho starring Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga as Norman and Norma Bates in White Pine Bay, Oregon; five seasons, 4.6 million premiere viewers, ending with its own retelling of the film.
Batesian mimicry
Batesian mimicry is defensive mimicry in which a harmless species resembles a noxious model and is thereby avoided by predators; Henry Walter Bates proposed it in 1862.
Batesville, AR Micro Area
Batesville, AR Micro Area (CBSA 12900) is an Arkansas micropolitan statistical area covering Independence County around Batesville; population 38,175 (ACS 2024), median household income $56,609, poverty rate 20.4%.
Batetela rebellions
The Batetela rebellions were mutinies among Tetela soldiers of the Congo Free State's Force Publique, sparked in 1895 by the execution of Gongo Lutete and last suppressed in 1901.
Batey
Batey (also batu): the Taíno ball game of the Greater Antilles and the stone-bordered plaza where it was played, with rubber ball, no hands, teams of 10-30, and a modern revival; distinct from the Dominican sugar-settlement meaning of batey.
Batfink
Batfink is a 1966–1967 American animated series of 100 five-minute shorts by Hal Seeger, parodying Batman and The Green Hornet, featuring the steel-winged bat hero, sidekick Karate, and villain Hugo A-Go-Go.
Batgirl
Batgirl: DC Comics superheroine, chiefly Barbara Gordon (also Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown). Created 1967 for the Batman TV era by Dozier and Infantino; paralyzed in The Killing Joke, later Oracle.
Batgirl (film)
Batgirl: unreleased 2022 DC Extended Universe superhero film starring Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah for HBO Max; cancelled by Warner Bros. Discovery in post-production as a $90 million tax write-off, never released.
Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) is a unitary authority district in Somerset, England, created on 1 April 1996, covering Bath, Keynsham, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, and surrounding villages.
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index
The Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) is a six-item patient questionnaire measuring disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis, scored 0 to 10, developed in Bath, England.
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index
The Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) is a ten-question, patient-completed questionnaire measuring functional ability in ankylosing spondylitis, scored 0 to 10 with higher scores meaning more severe limitation.
Bath at northwest foot of the Areopagus
The Bath at northwest foot of the Areopagus, known as the Southwest Baths, was a public bathing complex at the Athenian Agora, in use from the 2nd century BC to the late 6th century AD.
Bath bomb
A bath bomb, also called a bath fizzie, is a packed mixture of baking soda and citric acid that fizzes in bathwater, releasing fragrance and color.