torch A torch is a stick with combustible material at one end, which is ignited and used as a light source. Torches have been used throughout history, and are still used in processions, symbolic and religious events, and in juggling entertainment. In ...

is a portable burning light source. Torch or torches may also refer to:

Places

Torch, Missouri Torch is an unincorporated community in Thomas Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located in Ripley County's southeast. The community is located on Missouri Route H between Glenn to the southwest and ...

, a community in the United States *

Torch, Ohio Torch is an unincorporated community in Athens County Athens County is a County (United States), county in southeastern Ohio. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 62,431. Its county seat is Athens, Ohio, Athe ...

, a community in the United States *

The Marina Torch The Marina Torch, also known as Dubai Torch, Dubai Torch Tower, and The Torch, is a residential skyscraper in Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is tall, with 86 floors above ground, and was the tallest residential building in th ...

, a residential skyscraper in Dubai

People

Torch (American rapper) Kevin Christopher Belnavis (born July 12, 1982), better known by his stage name Torch, is a Haitian-American rapper signed to Maybach Music Group as part of the group Triple C's. Born and with a childhood in the Castle Hill, Bronx, Castle HillTo ...

, an American rapper *

Torch (German rapper) Frederik Hahn (born September 29, 1971 in Heidelberg), better known by his stage name Torch, is a German rapper. He is also known as DJ Haitian Star. He was among the first German rappers who began rapping in German in the mid-1980s in Heidel ...

, a German rapper *

Warren DeMartini Warren Justin DeMartini (born April 10, 1963) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist for glam metal band Ratt, which achieved international stardom in the 1980s. Early life DeMartini was born on April 10, 1963, in Chicago, ...

, nicknamed "Torch", a guitarist for the American hard rock band Ratt *

Sidney Torch Sidney Torch MBE (born Sidney Torchinsky; 5 June 1908 – 16 July 1990) was a British pianist, cinema organist, conductor, orchestral arranger and a composer of light music. Early life Torch was born of Russian Jewish origin to a Ukraini ...

, a British composer and bandleader *

Robert Torricelli Robert Guy Torricelli (born August 27, 1951), is an American attorney and former politician. A Democrat, Torricelli served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district from 1983 to 1997 and as a United States s ...

, a U.S. Senator from New Jersey nicknamed "the Torch"

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Torch (G.I. Joe) Torch is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. He is affiliated with Cobra as one of the Dreadnoks and debuted in 1984. He is often seen working closely with Buzzer and Ripper. ...

, a character in the G.I. Joe universe * Torch, a human replacement entity utilized in the world of ''

Shakugan no Shana , also known simply as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi with illustrations by Noizi Ito. ASCII Media Works published 26 novels from November 2002 to November 2012 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. ...

'' novels *

Human Torch The Human Torch (Jonathan "Johnny" Storm) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. He is writer Stan Lee's and artist Jack Kirby's reinvention of a ...

, the Fantastic Four comic book character

Music

Songs

* ''Torch'' (Carly Simon album), a 1981 album by Carly Simon * ''Torch'' (Honeytribe album), a 2006 album by Devon Allman's Honeytribe * "Torch" (song), a 1982 song by British pop duo Soft Cell * "Torch", the ending song for the anime ''

Clannad Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including ...

'' * "Torch", a 2007 song by American rock duo Pinback from their album ''

Autumn of the Seraphs ''Autumn of the Seraphs'' is the fourth full-length album from the San Diego, California band Pinback. The album was released on September 11, 2007 on Touch and Go Records. The first pressing of ''Autumn of the Seraphs'' comes packaged with a li ...

'' * "The Torch" (Elgar), a song by the English composer Edward Elgar * "The Torch", a song by Scottish musician Momus from the album ''

Scobberlotchers ''Scobberlotchers'' is a 2016 album by Scottish musician Momus. It was released on 9 September 2016 by independent record label American Patchwork on CD and distributed by Darla Records. Background The album was recorded between June and Au ...

Other uses in music

Torch (band) Torch is a hardcore/metal band from Trondheim, Norway. Musical style The band have self-described their sound a mix between rock and metal. Although sources have described their sound as everything from hardcore punk to metalcore, emo and nu meta ...

, a Norwegian rock metal band * "

Torch song A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, either where one party is oblivious to the existence of the other, where one party has moved on, or where a romantic affair has affect ...

", a type of love song * ''Torches'' (album), the debut album by Foster the People

Print media

* ''Torch'' (novel), a 2007 novel by American author Cheryl Strayed * ''The Torch'' (novel), a 1948 science fiction novel by Jack Bechdolt * ''The Torch'' (St. John's University), student newspaper * TORCH report, a written report on the Chernobyl disaster

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Torch (juggling) Juggling torches are one of various props used by jugglers. Torches are usually commercially made props that are made of wood and/or metal with a wick attached at one end. The wick is soaked in liquid fuel, usually paraffin (called kerosene in ...

, a prop used by jugglers * ''The Torch'' (film), a 1950 film directed by Emilio Fernández * "Torches", an episode of the television series ''

Teletubbies ''Teletubbies'' is a British children's television series created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport for the BBC. The programme focuses on four differently coloured characters known as the Teletubbies, named after the television screens on t ...

Computing and technology

Torch (browser) Torch was a Chromium-based web browser and Internet suite developed by the North Carolina based Torch Media. As of November 2022, downloads for Torch are no longer available, and upon clicking the download button, users are redirected to the To ...

, a freeware Web browser and Internet suite developed by Torch Media *

Torch (machine learning) Torch is an open-source machine learning library, a scientific computing framework, and a script language based on the Lua programming language. It provides a wide range of algorithms for deep learning, and uses the scripting language LuaJIT, ...

, a library of machine learning algorithms *

BlackBerry Torch BlackBerry Torch is a series of smartphones manufactured by BlackBerry Ltd. The lineup consists of the following: * BlackBerry Torch 9800, the first phone in the series, powered by BlackBerry OS 6. * BlackBerry Torch 9810, which physically mimics ...

, a smartphone *

Torch Computers Torch Computers Ltd was a computer hardware company with origins in a 1982 joint venture between Acorn Computers and Climar Group that led to the development of the Communicator or C-series computer, a system based on the BBC Micro with a Z80 se ...

, former manufacturer of computers

Tools

* Torch, or

flashlight A flashlight ( US, Canada) or torch ( UK, Australia) is a portable hand-held electric lamp. Formerly, the light source typically was a miniature incandescent light bulb, but these have been displaced by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) since th ...

, a portable hand-held electric light *

Blowtorch A blowtorch, also referred to as a blowlamp, is an ambient air fuel-burning gas lamp used for applying flame and heat to various applications, usually metalworking. Early blowtorches used liquid fuel, carried in a refillable reservoir attache ...

, fuel-burning metalworking tool used for applying flame and heat * Oxyacetylene torch, see

Oxy-fuel welding and cutting Principle of burn cutting Oxy-fuel welding (commonly called oxyacetylene welding, oxy welding, or gas welding in the United States) and oxy-fuel cutting are processes that use fuel gases (or liquid fuels such as gasoline or petrol, diesel, ...

Other uses

* Operation Torch, the Anglo-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II during the North African Campaign * TORCH,

The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities The various academic faculties, departments, and institutes of the University of Oxford are organised into four divisions, each with its own Head and elected board. They are the Humanities Division; the Social Sciences Division; the Mathematical ...

TORCH complex A vertically transmitted infection is an infection caused by pathogenic bacteria or viruses that use mother-to-child transmission, that is, transmission directly from the mother to an embryo, fetus, or baby during pregnancy or childbirth. It can ...

(aka TORCHES), a healthcare mnemonic for maternal infections transmitted to the fetus *

TORCH syndrome TORCH syndrome is a cluster of symptoms caused by congenital infection with toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, and other organisms including syphilis, parvovirus, and Varicella zoster. Zika virus is considered the most rece ...

, a cluster of symptoms caused by congenital infection