BATON is a Type 1 block cipher in use since at least 1995 by the United States government to secure classified information.

Baton may refer to:
In stick-like objects:

• Baton (conducting), a short thin stick used for directing a musical performance
• Baton, a type of club (weapon)
  • Baton (law enforcement)
  • Baston (weapon), a type of baton used in Arnis and Filipino Martial Arts
  • Baton charge, a coordinated tactic for dispersing crowds of people
• 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 sinister, a mark of cadency in heraldry
• Baton, a smaller version of a baguette
• Baton, in stick juggling, the central stick, which is manipulated with the side-sticks (control sticks)
• Batons, in the keyboard of a carillon, the stick-like keys used to play the bells
• Baton, another name for the suit of wands in the Italian and French tarot decks
• Baton, another word for a batonette in the list of culinary knife cuts

The endpin or spike is the component of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor to support the instrument's weight. It is made of metal, carbon fiber, or, occasionally, wood, and is extensible from the bottom of the instrument, and secured there with a thumbscrew. Most bass clarinets and contrabassoons also have a similar fixture.