Look up: branching

1. branching
   [adj] - resembling the branches of a tree 2. [n] - the act of branching out or dividing into branches
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2. branching
   when applied to computer technology,branching is a method of selecting,on the basis of the computer results,the next operation to execute while a program is in progress Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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3. branching
   Branching is a way of making 2 or more slide shows within the same presentation. Different selections of slides are made to suit to particular audiences.
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4. Branching
   Branch'ing adjective Furnished with branches; shooting our branches; extending in a branch or branches. « Shaded with branching palm. Milton. »
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5. Branching
   Branch'ing noun The act or state of separation into branches; division into branches; a division or branch. « The sciences, with their numerous branchings . Latin Watts. »
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6. branching
   The act or state of separation into branches; division into branches; a division or branch. 'The sciences, with their numerous branchings.' (L. Watts) ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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7. branching
   adjective resembling the branches of a tree
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8. branching
   ramification noun the act of branching out or dividing into branches
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9. Branching
   • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Branch • (n.) The act or state of separation into branches; division into branches; a division or branch. • (a.) Furnished with branches; shooting our branches; extending in a branch or branches.
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10. branching
    (from the article `angiosperm`) Branching in angiosperms may be dichotomous or axillary. In dichotomous branching, the branches form as a result of an equal division of a terminal ... The shoots of most vascular plants branch according to a consistent plan, with each new axis arising in the angle between a leaf and a stem—that is, ...
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11. branching
    radioactive disintegration of a particular species of unstable atomic nucleus or subatomic particle that occurs by two or more different decay ... [1 related articles]
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12. branching
    Type: Term Pronunciation: branch′ing Definitions: 1. Dividing into parts; sending out offshoots; bifurcating. Synonyms: ramose, ramous
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13. Branching
    [polymer chemistry] In polymer chemistry, branching occurs by the replacement of a substituent, e.g., a hydrogen atom, on a monomer subunit, by another covalently bonded chain of that polymer; or, in the case of a graft copolymer, by a chain of another type. In crosslinking rubber by vulcani...
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14. Branching
    [software] Branching, in revision control and software configuration management, is the duplication of an object under revision control (such as a source code file, or a directory tree) so that modifications can happen in parallel along both branches. Branches are also known as trees, stream...
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15. Branching
    [linguistics] In linguistics, branching refers to the shape of the parse trees that represent the structure of sentences. Parse trees that grow downward as speech and processing proceeds left to right are right-branching, whereas parse trees that grow upwards as speech and processing proceed...
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16. branching
    An instructional technique, usually in the form of programmed text, in which the learner's next step of instruction is determined by her response to a previous step. Two or more directions in a program path can go from a decision point.
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