Baseline

A baseline is a line that is a base for measurement or for construction; see datum (calculations or comparisons) or point of reference (engineering or science).

The word baseline may refer to:

• baseline (configuration management), the process of managing change
• baseline (pharmacology)
• baseline (sea), the starting point for delimiting a coastal state's maritime zones.
  • Baselines of the Chinese territorial sea
  • Baselines of Indonesia
• baseline (surveying)
• baseline (typography)
• baseline (budgeting), an estimate of budget expected during a fiscal year
• Baseline (medicine), information found at the beginning of a study
• The isoelectric line of an electrocardiogram

The name Baseline may refer to:

• Baseline (magazine), a magazine devoted to typography, book arts, graphic design
• Baseline (database), a TV and movie industry database (Baseline StudioSystems, NYT Company)
• Baseline Road (Colorado), a major east-west artery in Boulder, Colorado.
• Baseline Road (Ottawa), a major east-west artery in Ottawa, Ontario.
• Baseline Road (Arizona), a major east-west artery in Phoenix, Arizona.
• Baseline Station (OC Transpo), a transitway station in Ottawa.
• Base Line, Arkansas

It may also refer to:

• the base line in baseball
• the back line on a tennis court, and also a style of play in tennis; see tennis strategy
• the end line on a basketball court
• a bassline in music
• a shifting baseline in statistics
• the length of an astronomical interferometer