Baton 181637 219424458 2008-06-15T04:16:21Z Anthony Appleyard 119438 punc {{wiktionarypar|baton}} '''Baton''' may refer to: In '''stick-like objects''': *[[Baton (conducting)]], a short thin stick used for directing a musical performance *[[Baton (running)]], an object transferred by runners in a relay race *[[Baton (symbol)]], a symbolic attribute of military or other office *[[Baton (twirling)]], a light metal rod used for keeping time, twirling, and juggling in marching band and parade performances *[[Baton (weapon)]], a club used for law enforcement *[[Baton sinister]], a mark of cadency in heraldry In '''other uses''': *[[BATON]], a Type 1 block cipher, used by the United States government to secure all types of classified information *[[Baton Bob]], a costumed street performer currently based in Atlanta, Georgia *''[[Baton Bunny]]'', a Bugs Bunny cartoon of the ''Looney Tunes'' series produced in 1958 *[[Baton Broadcasting]], a Canadian broadcaster, now owned by CTVglobemedia *[[Baton Broadcasting System]], a defunct television system owned by Baton Broadcasting Inc. *[[BATON Overlay]] or BAlanced Tree Over-lay Network, a distributed tree structure for Peer-to-Peer (P2P) systems *[[Baton Rouge]], the capital city of Louisiana, USA *[[Baton Records]], a record label ==See also== *[[Baton charge]] *[[Batten (disambiguation)]] {{disambig}} [[nl:Baton]] [[pl:Baton]]