Cognitive Scaffold

Preparing your thinking workspace

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MENTAL MODEL · M0445

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Batching
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-28

CORE DEFINITION

A batch file is a script file in DOS, OS/2, and Microsoft Windows, used as a scripting language to run programs. It is a text file containing a series of commands to be read and executed by an interpreter with a command-line interface. It is applied in DOS and Windows systems, interpreted and run by the built-in interpreter (usually COMMAND.COM or CMD.EXE). It is equivalent to a shell script in Unix-like systems. In DOS and Windows 9x operating system families, the file extension for batch files is .bat. In OS/2 and Windows NT families, the .cmd extension is added. In other operating systems, batch files may have different extensions, for example, 4OS, 4OS2, and 4NT use the .btm extension. When a batch file is executed, the shell program reads the file content and then executes its commands, typically line by line.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

A batch file is a script file in DOS, OS/2, and Microsoft Windows, used as a scripting language to run programs. It is a text file containing a series of commands to be read and executed by an interpreter with a command-line interface. It is applied in DOS and Windows systems, interpreted and run by the built-in interpreter (usually COMMAND.COM or CMD.EXE).

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Batch processing of similar tasks reduces the cognitive cost of context switching (attention residue) between tasks. Each switch requires reloading goals and state; batching spreads the 'switching tax' thin, freeing up large uninterrupted blocks of time for deep work. It is 'packaging shallow tasks' to protect 'deep time'.

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