Baton
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Baton may refer to:
In stick-like objects:
In other uses:
In stick-like objects:
- Baton (conducting)Baton (conducting)A baton is a stick that is used by conductors primarily to exaggerate and enhance the manual and bodily movements associated with directing an ensemble of musicians. They are generally made of a light wood, fiberglass or carbon fiber which is tapered to a grip shaped like a pear, drop, cylinder...
, a short thin stick used for directing a musical performance - Baton, a type of club (weapon)Club (weapon)A club is among the simplest of all weapons. A club is essentially a short staff, or stick, usually made of wood, and wielded as a weapon since prehistoric times....
- Baton (law enforcement)Baton (law enforcement)A truncheon or baton is essentially a club of less than arm's length made of wood, plastic, or metal...
- Baton (law enforcement)
- Baton (running), an object transferred by runners in a relay race
- Baton (symbol)Baton (symbol)The ceremonial baton is a short, thick stick, carried by select high-ranking military officers as a uniform article. The baton is distinguished from the swagger stick in being thicker and less functional . Unlike a staff of office, a baton is not rested on the ground...
, 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
- In stick juggling, the central stick, which is manipulated with the side-sticks (control sticks)
- Baton sinisterBaton sinisterBaton sinister is a charge used in heraldry.-Heraldic charge:It is a diminutive of the bend sinister and constitutes a narrow strip that runs from the upper right to the lower left of a coat of arms. It has been traditionally used as an indicator of an illegitimate birth in the family line...
, a mark of cadency in heraldry - A smaller version of a baguetteBaguetteA baguette is "a long thin loaf of French bread" that is commonly made from basic lean dough...
- Another name for the suit of wandsSuit of wandsIn tarot, the suit of wands or batons can be used like one of the suits of playing cards or as a divination tool. It corresponds to the suit of clubs in conventional playing cards....
in the Italian and French tarot decks
In other uses:
- BATONBATONBATON is a Type 1 block cipher in use since at least 1995 by the United States government to secure classified information.While the BATON algorithm itself is secret, the public PKCS#11 standard includes some general information about how it is used. It has a 320-bit key and uses a 128-bit block...
, a Type 1 block cipher, used by the United States to secure all types of classified information - Baton BobBaton BobBaton Bob is a costumed street performer created by Bob Jamerson and currently based in Atlanta, Georgia. Baton Bob used to live in St. Louis, Missouri and in both cities is a significant local personality. He typically marches down urban sidewalks dressed in a tutu and occasionally a tiara. As his...
, a costumed street performer currently based in Atlanta, Georgia - Baton BunnyBaton BunnyBaton Bunny is a Bugs Bunny cartoon of the Looney Tunes series, produced in 1958 and released in January 1959. It shows Bugs conducting an orchestra - with a fly bothering him. Bugs conducts, and in part, plays the overture to "Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien" ", a composition by Franz...
, 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 OverlayBATON OverlayBATON, BAlanced Tree Over-lay Network, is a distributed tree structure for Peer-to-Peer systems. Different from other overlays that use a distributed hash table , such as in the Chord system, BATON organizes peers in a distributed tree to support range search. In addition, BATON tries to keep the...
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 RecordsBaton RecordsBaton Records was an independent New York City based record label pioneered in the 1950s by record producer Sol Rabinowitz.Baton's first record, and subsequent hit, was "A Thousand Stars" by the R&B group The Rivileers. The label's most enduring hit is arguably "I've Got My Mo-Jo Working" written...
, a record label