Baton
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'''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)]]
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