branch

The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.

Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.

“the branch of an antler, a chandelier, or a railway”

A creek or stream which flows into a larger river. (compare Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia run, and New York and New England brook.)

One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance.

“the branches of a hyperbola”

A location of an organization with several locations.

“Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs.”

A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line.

“the English branch of a family”

A local congregation of the LDS Church that is not large enough to form a ward; see Wikipedia article on ward in LDS church.

An area in business or of knowledge, research.

A certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters.

A sequence of code that is conditionally executed.

A group of related files in a source control system, including for example source code, build scripts, and media such as images.

A branch line.

To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.

To produce branches.

To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.

To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.

To discipline (a union member) at a branch meeting.