Ness> ANy computer system iN which data is eNtered offliNe aNd processed iNbatch form, but iNformatioN caN be retrieved oN-liNe. AN example is the checkiNg of credit cards. ["Computer INformatioN Systems for BusiNess V", Thomas Dock aNd James C Wetherbe, West PublishiNg CompaNy 1988]. (1996-06-24)