A branch is a part of a woody plant. Branch or branching may also refer to:
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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
In Canada:
In the United States:
- Branch, Arkansas
- Branch, Louisiana
- Branch, Michigan
- Branch, Missouri
- Branch County, Michigan
- Branch Township, Michigan
- Branch Township, Pennsylvania
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_(LDS_Church)#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 River
- 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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