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BRANCH (DISAMBIGUATION)


A 'branch' is a part of a woody plant.
'Branch' or 'branching' may also refer to:

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Computing
Geography
Mathematics
Religion
Other
See also

Computing



Branch (computer science), a point in a computer program where program-flow may change depending on a condition.


Branch predictor, the part of a processor that determines whether a conditional branch in the instruction flow of a program is likely to be taken or not.


Branch table, a term used to describe an efficient method of transferring program control (branching) to another part of a program using a table of branch instructions.


Indirect branch, a type of program control instruction.

Branching (software), a way of duplicating an object under revision control.

Geography



Branch, Arkansas, United States

Branch, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Mathematics



Branch (graph theory), a concept in mathematical logic

Branch point, a point at which a multiple-valued function changes values

Principal branch, a function which selects one branch of a multi-valued function

Religion



Branch (Christ), the Branch Davidian new name of Christ

Ward_%28LDS_Church%29#Branch, a small-sized congregation in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Branch (Latter Day Saint movement), any congregation in other churches in the Latter Day Saint movement

Other



Branch (surname), a family name

Branch (academia), an academic sub-discipline

Branch (banking), a retail location

Branch (bridle), a crooked piece of iron in a bit shank

Branch line, a relatively minor railway line

Branching (chemistry), a concept in polymer chemistry

Branching (linguistics), the general tendency towards a given order of words within sentences and smaller grammatical units within sentences

USS ''Branch'', of the United States Navy

See also



Branch County

Branch Township

East Branch

Fort Branch

Long Branch

North Branch

South Branch

West Branch

Cadet branch

Executive branch

Olive branch

Post office branch

Earthly Branches

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