Branch (disambiguation)
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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 displacement
- 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
- Indirect branch, type of program control instruction
In mathematics:
- Branch point, point at which a multiple-valued function changes values
- Branched covering, a type of morphism between algebraic varieties
- Branched surface, a type of topological space
- Branching quantifier, partial ordering of quantifiers
- Principal branch, a function which selects one branch of a multi-valued function
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 descending 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
- 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 other areas:
- Branch, a connected subset of a tree structure or a path or line within it
- Branch, a division of a discipline
- Branch (banking), a retail location for financial services.
- Branch (bridle), part of a bridle which support the mouth bit
- Branch (Mormonism), the name of a local congregation of Latter Day Saints
- Branch Davidian, a religious group originating from the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Branch line, a relatively minor railway line which branches off a more important through route
- Branch post office, a type of postal facility that is not a main post office
- Branch pylon, a pylon in an overhead electrical transmission system used to start a line branch
- Branching (chemistry), the growth of a second chain of a polymer out of another one by specific means
- Branching (linguistics), general tendency towards a given order of words within sentences
- 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
[edit] Notable people named Branch include:
- Branch, Christopher (circa 1600-1682), early American colonist
- Branch, Cliff (born 1948), a retired American football player
- Branch, David (born 1948), Commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League
- Branch, Elizabeth (1673–1740), an English murderer
- Branch, Emmett Forrest (1874-1932), governor of the U.S. state of Indiana
- Branch, Frank (born 1944), a Canadian politician
- Branch, John, Jr. (1782–1863), U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, governor of North Carolina, and territorial governor of Florida
- Branch, Lawrence O'Bryan (1820-1862), a Confederate General and a Representative from North Carolina
- Branch, Michael (born 1978), an English professional footballer
- Branch, Michelle (born 1983), an American singer, songwriter and guitarist
- Branch, Vanessa (born 1973), British actress and model
- McCracken, Branch (1908–1970), a college men's basketball coach
[edit] Notable places named Branch include:
- Branch, Arkansas
- Branch County, Michigan
- Branch Township, Michigan
- Branch Township, Pennsylvania
- Drakes Branch, Virginia
- East Branch
- Fall Branch, Tennessee
- Farmers Branch, Texas
- Flowery Branch, Georgia
- Fort Branch, Indiana
- Hamilton Branch, California
- Long Branch
- North Branch
- Plum Branch, South Carolina
- South Branch
- Village of the Branch, New York
- Wells Branch, Texas
- West Branch
- Branches, Yonne, France
[edit] Other notable names include:
- Arthur Branch, a fictional character on the TV crime drama Law & Order
- USS Branch, a ship in the United States Navy
