what does run sql statement in a batch mean

1INSERT INTO Orders (OrderID, CustID, OpenDate, SalesPerson, Status)  
2   VALUES (2002, 1001, {fn CURDATE()}, 'Garcia', 'OPEN');  
3INSERT INTO Lines (OrderID, Line, PartID, Quantity)  
4   VALUES (2002, 1, 1234, 10);  
5INSERT INTO Lines (OrderID, Line, PartID, Quantity)  
6   VALUES (2002, 2, 987, 8);  
7INSERT INTO Lines (OrderID, Line, PartID, Quantity)  
8   VALUES (2002, 3, 566, 17);  
9INSERT INTO Lines (OrderID, Line, PartID, Quantity)  
10   VALUES (2002, 4, 412, 500)  
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