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• branch — [[t]bræntʃ, brɑntʃ[/t]] n. 1) bot a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant 2) a limb, offshoot, or ramification of any main stem: the branches of a deer s antlers[/ex] 3) any member or part of a body or… …   From formal English to slang

• branch — noun 1》 a part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or a bough. 2》 a part of a river, road, or railway that extends from the main participle 3》 a division of a large organization.     ↘a subdivision of a subject, group of languages, etc. verb …   English new terms dictionary

• Branch predication — is a strategy in computer architecture design for mitigating the costs usually associated with conditional branches, particularly branches to short sections of code. It does this by allowing each instruction to conditionally either perform an… …   Wikipedia

• Branch — Branch, n.; pl. {Branches}. [OE. braunche, F. branche, fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor. brank branch, bough.] 1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Branch herring — Branch Branch, n.; pl. {Branches}. [OE. braunche, F. branche, fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor. brank branch, bough.] 1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Branch predictor — In computer architecture, a branch predictor is 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. This is called branch prediction. Branch predictors are… …   Wikipedia

• Branch Davidian — The Branch Davidians are a sect that originated from a schism in 1955 from the Davidian Seventh Day Adventists, themselves former members of the Seventh day Adventist Church who were disfellowshipped during the 1930s. From its inception in 1934,… …   Wikipedia

• Branch Rickey — Infobox MLB retired name=Branch Rickey position=Catcher/Manager/Executive bgcolor1=#BC003A bgcolor2=#BC003A textcolor1=white textcolor2=white bats=Left throws=Right birthdate=December 20, 1881 deathdate=death date and age|1965|12|9|1881|12|20… …   Wikipedia

• Branch president — A branch president is a leader of a branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.The calling of branch president is very similar to the calling of bishop, except that instead of presiding over a ward, the branch president presides… …   Wikipedia

• Branch Wars — Infobox Television episode Title =Branch Wars Series =The Office Caption =Jim, Dwight and Michael attempt to infiltrate the Utica branch. Season =4 Episode =6 Airdate =November 1, 2007 Production =4010 Writer =Mindy Kaling… …   Wikipedia