Fork
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To use a fork to move food to the mouth. To spawn a new child process in some sense duplicating the existing process. To split a (software) project into several projects. To kick someone in the crotch.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A pronged tool having a long straight handle, used for digging, lifting, throwing etc. A gallows. A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting. A tuning fork. An intersection in a road or path where one road is split into two. A point where a waterway, such as a river, splits and goes two (or more) different directions (see image). The simultaneous attack of two adversary pieces with one single attacking piece (especially a knight). A splitting-up of an existing process into itself and a child process executing parts of the same program. An event where development of some free software or open-source software is split into two or more separate projects. Crotch.
Example sentence: Life takes turns. There are forks in the road.
Branching
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A process of forming a branch.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.