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A branch is a structural member of a woody plant, such as a tree. The word branch also has many figurative senses, such as:
In computing:
Branch (computer science), point in the instruction stream of a computer program where the address of the next instruction is not the next sequential storage location
Branching (software), a separate line of development which allows development on a project to diverge in two directions
Branch predictor, part of a processor that determines whether a conditional branch in the instruction flow of a program is likely to be taken or not
Conditional branch, a conditional jump or departure from the implicit or declared order in which instructions are executed
In mathematics:
Branch point, point at which a multiple-valued function changes values
Principal branch, a function which selects one branch of a multi-valued function
In linguistics:
In religion:
Branch Davidian, a religious group originating from the Seventh-day Adventist Church
In politics:
Branch stacking, the act of enrolling persons to a party by offering inducement or for the principal purpose of influencing candidate selection
Cadet branch, family line of nobility not decending from the first born son
Executive branch, the branch of a government charged with implementing, or executing, the law and running the day-to-day affairs of the government or state
John Branch, Jr. (1782–1863), U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, governor of North Carolina, and territorial governor of Florida
Judicial branch, the system of courts which administer justice in the name of the sovereign or state
Legislative branch, type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws
In transportation:
Branch line, a relatively minor railway line which branches off a more important through route
In sports:
Cliff Branch (born 1948), a retired American football player
David Branch (born 1948), Commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League
In television:
Arthur Branch, a fictional character on the TV crime drama Law & Order
In geography:
In other fields:
Branch, a connected subset of a tree structure or a path or line within it
Branch pylon, a pylon in an overhead electrical transmission system used to start a line branch
Earthly Branches, a Chinese system for reckoning time based upon the orbit of Jupiter
Olive branch, a colloquial term referring to a concession or a gesture of peace
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