Batch processing predates HPC. It goes back to mainframes - it’s just that HPC had a common lineage there. Like you said, it’s an unattended job that runs. Tha

Batch processing predates HPC. It goes back to mainframes - it’s just that HPC had a common lineage there. Like you said, it’s an unattended job that runs. That’s what it’s getting at- setting up routines for unattended execution in batch. BTW Chris Ré did stuff with UW Madison /HTCondor and definitely knows what batch computing is