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forking

The correct spelling is forking.

How to pronounce forking

verb

Say it like: For-kin-g

The correct spelling is forking. 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.

the forkings of a road, or of a deer's antlers

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

noun

  1. 1.Division into forks

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