forking

A noun referring to the act or place of dividing into branches or separate parts.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее действие или место разделения на ветви или отдельные части.esSustantivo que denota la acción o el lugar de dividirse en ramas o partes separadas, o el punto donde ocurre esa división, como en un camino o en un proceso.frNom désignant l'action de se diviser en branches ou en parties distinctes, ou le lieu où cette division a lieu.deSubstantiv, das die Handlung oder den Ort des Sich-Verzweigens, der Teilung in Zweige oder getrennte Teile bezeichnet; auch im Sinne von Abspaltung oder Gabelung.ptSubstantivo que designa a ação ou o ponto de divisão em ramos, galhos ou partes separadas; em contexto técnico, a bifurcação de um projeto de software em versões independentes.zh指分叉、分支或分成多个部分的行为或地点，常用于道路、河流、计算机版本、区块链等语境。arاسم يدل على عملية الانقسام إلى فروع أو أجزاء منفصلة، ويُستخدم في السياقات الحاسوبية للدلالة على إنشاء نسخة متفرعة من مشروع برمجي.

1. Division into branches B2 formal

   The point or act where something splits into two or more separate parts or branches.

   • The forking of the river created a small island.
   • We reached a forking in the path and had to choose a direction.
   • The forking of the tree trunk was a natural phenomenon.

   ruРазветвлениеesbifurcaciónfrBifurcationdeGabelungptBifurcaçãozh分叉arتفرع

   Synonyms: bifurcationbranchingdivergencedivisionfurcationramificationsplit

   Antonyms: convergencejunctionmergerunion

2. Branching out B2 formal

   The process of dividing or diverging into separate branches or directions.

   • The forking of the company's operations led to new markets.
   • The forking of the road confused the travelers.
   • The forking of the data stream allowed for parallel processing.

   ruРазветвлениеesBifurcaciónfrbifurcationdeVerzweigungptRamificaçãozh分叉arتشعب

   Synonyms: bifurcationbranchingdivergencedivisionramificationsplitting

   Antonyms: convergencejoiningmergingunification

• forkings plural form
• forkings' possessive plural form
• forking's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of dividing into branches or diverging, or in computing, creating a copy of a repository or project.

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия разделения на ветви или расхождения, или в вычислительной технике — создание копии репозитория или проекта.esVerbo que denota la acción de dividirse en ramas o bifurcarse, o, en informática, crear una copia de un repositorio o proyecto (fork).frVerbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de se diviser en branches ou de diverger, ou en informatique, la création d'une copie d'un dépôt ou d'un projet.deVerb, das das Aufteilen in Zweige oder das Auseinandergehen bezeichnet; in der Informatik das Erstellen einer Kopie eines Repositorys oder Projekts.ptVerbo usado para indicar a ação de dividir-se em ramificações ou divergir; na computação, criar uma cópia de um repositório ou projeto.zh指分叉、分成支流或产生分歧的动作；在计算机领域指复制代码仓库或项目。arفعل يُستخدم للإشارة إلى الانقسام إلى فروع أو التفرع أو الاختلاف، وفي مجال الحوسبة يعني إنشاء نسخة من مستودع برمجي أو مشروع.

1. Divide into branches B1 formal

   To split or diverge into two or more separate parts or branches.

   • The road forks about a mile ahead.
   • The river forks into two smaller streams.
   • The conversation forked into several different topics.

   ruРазветвлятьсяesbifurcarsefrse diviser en branchesdesich gabelnptBifurcarzh分叉arيتفرع

   Synonyms: bifurcatebranchdivergedividepartramifyseparatesplit

   Antonyms: convergejoinmergeunite

2. Use a fork A2 informal

   To lift or move something using a fork (as a tool or utensil).

   • He forked the hay into the barn.
   • She forked the pasta onto her plate.
   • The farmer forked the soil to aerate it.

   ruИспользовать вилы/вилкуesUsar un tenedorfrsoulever/manipuler avec une fourchettedeMit der Gabel verwendenptUsar garfo ou forcadozh使用叉子arاستخدام الشوكة أو المذراة

3. Pay or hand over (slang) B2 slang

   To pay or give money, often reluctantly.

   • I had to fork over fifty dollars for the ticket.
   • He forked out a lot of cash for that car.
   • They forked up the money for the repairs.

   ruРаскошелитьсяesSoltar (dinero), pagar a regañadientesfrCracher (l’argent)deBlechenptDesembolsarzh付钱arدفع المال

   Synonyms: ante upcough uphand overpay uppony upshell out

• forked past participle
• forked past simple
• forking present participle
• forks third person singular

Phrasal variants: fork outfork overfork up