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 (law enforcement), 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)