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:

Battery

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

Battery

Law

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

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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

Arts and entertainment

Music

Battery (electro-industrial band) Battery (hardcore punk band) "Battery", 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)#Films, the name of two films

Places

The Battery (Manhattan), or Battery Park, New York, U.S. The Battery (disambiguation)#Places, 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

Battery (drink), a brand of energy drinks in Finland

Battery Ventures, an investment firm

Stamp Battery, a type of mill machine that crushes material by pounding rather than grinding

See also

Battery Building, the Simmons Hardware Company Warehouse in Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. Battery cage, a confinement system for egg-laying chickens (battery hens)