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forked

The correct spelling is forked.

How to pronounce forked

verb

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The correct spelling is forked. To divide into two or more branches. For example: "A road, a tree, or a stream forks."

Usage Examples

A road, a tree, or a stream forks.

It's a forked road. Turn left at the fork.

Fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To divide into two or more branches.
  2. 2.To move with a fork (as hay or food).
  3. 3.To spawn a new child process in some sense duplicating the existing process.
  4. 4.To split a (software) project into several projects.
  5. 5.To split a (software) distributed version control repository

adjective

  1. 1.That splits into two or more directions, or parts.

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