Title: batch operation
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - batch operation
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.B00615
Status: current

Definition
The operation of an analytical instrument in such a way that one or more analytical procedures must be completed for a sequence of samples before the next sequence can be started. This term batch usually implies a sequence of a variably sized group of samples, the size of which is not related to a particular type of instrument.

Related Terms
- analytical instrument: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/A00333
- sequence: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/ST06775

Source
- PAC, 1989, 61, 1657. 'Nomenclature for automated and mechanised analysis (Recommendations 1989)' on page 1661 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198961091657)

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Citation: Citation: 'batch operation' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.B00615
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