The essential characteristic of a _____ is that there is some delay between an event and the eventual processing of the related transaction to update the organization's records.
A) online processing system
B) order processing system
C) transaction processing system
D) batch processing system

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Batch processing systems collect a group of transactions and process them together at a later time, which creates a delay between the event and the processing of the related transaction to update the organization's records. Therefore, the characteristic described in the question matches the description of a batch processing system. The other options (online processing system, order processing system, transaction processing system) are not necessarily characterized by a delay in processing transactions.

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