The batch is the main ABBYY FineReader data depository: scanned images, recognized text and other data are all kept in the batch. The majority of FineReader settings are batch settings: scanning, recognition, saving options, etc. User patterns, user languages and user language groups are also batch "property". When you create a new batch, you may use the default batch settings, the settings of the current batch, or settings saved in an *.fbt file.