<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">table tennis paddles</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31357406</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:36:17</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ping-pong paddles</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">table tennis bats</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">table tennis paddle</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">table tennis rackets</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">table-tennis bat</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Paddles made from laminated wood covered with rubber on one or two sides. The official Internation Table Tennis Federation term is "racket," but in the the US "paddle" is generally preferred. In European and Asian countries, "bat" may be used. There is no regulation size or shape. ]]></dc:description></metadata>