Battery

Battery or batterie most often refers to:


 * Electric battery, a device that provides electrical power
 * Battery (crime), a crime involving unlawful physical contact

Battery may also refer to:

Energy source

 * Automotive battery, a device to provide power to certain functions of an automobile
 * Battery indicator, a device which gauges the state of charge for electronics
 * Energy storage, including batteries that are not electrochemical
 * List of battery types

Law

 * Battery (tort), a civil wrong in common law of intentional harmful or offensive contact

Military and naval uses

 * Artillery battery, an organized group of artillery pieces
 * Main battery, the primary weapons of a warship
 * Secondary battery (artillery), the smaller guns on a warship
 * Battery, a position of a cartridge in a firearm action

Music

 * Battery (electro-industrial band)
 * Battery (hardcore punk band)
 * "Battery" (song), a song by Metallica from the 1986 album Master of Puppets
 * Drums, which have historically been grouped into ensembles called a battery
 * Drumline, the marching percussion section of a marching ensemble
 * Percussion section, of an orchestra or wind ensemble
 * Battery, a software music sampler by Native Instruments

Other uses in arts and entertainment

 * Battery (chess), a playing tactic
 * Battery (novel series), by Atsuko Asano
 * Battery Records (disambiguation), the name of several record labels
 * The Battery (disambiguation), the name of two films

Places

 * The Battery (Manhattan), or Battery Park, New York, U.S.
 * The Battery (disambiguation), the name of several places
 * Battery Island, Tasmania, Australia
 * Battery Park (disambiguation), the name of several places
 * Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia

Other uses

 * Battery (baseball), the pitcher and catcher collectively
 * Battery, or stamp mill, a type of mill machine that crushes material by pounding rather than grinding
 * Battery (drink), a brand of energy drinks in Finland
 * Battery Ventures, an investment firm