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fork is a utensil for eating and cooking.
Fork may also refer to:
Implements
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Fork (road), a type of intersection where a road splits
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Bicycle fork, the part of a bicycle to which the front wheel is attached
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Garden fork, a pronged gardening tool designed for digging
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Military fork, a pole weapon used between the 15th and 19th centuries
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Motorcycle fork
A motorcycle fork connects a motorcycle's front wheel and axle to its motorcycle frame, frame, typically via a yoke, also known as a triple clamp, or triple tree, which consists of an upper yoke joined to a lower yoke via a steering stem, a shaf ...
, the portion of a motorcycle that holds the front wheel
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Pitchfork
A pitchfork or hay fork is an agricultural tool used to pitch loose material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves. It has a long handle and usually two to five thin tines designed to efficiently move such materials.
The term is also applie ...
, a tined farming tool used to lift and pitch hay and perform other tasks
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Tuning fork, a vibrating device used to tune musical instruments
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Winnowing fork, a tined farming tool used to separate grain and chaff
Places
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Fork, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran
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Fork, Maryland, United States, a town
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Fork Township (disambiguation), several districts in the United States
Computing
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Fork (file system), a part of a file in certain filesystems
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Fork (software development)
In software development, a fork is a codebase that is created by duplicating an existing codebase and, generally, is subsequently modified independently of the original. Software built from a fork initially has identical behavior as software ...
, when a piece of software or other work is split into two branches or variations of development
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Fork (system call)
In computing, particularly in the context of the Unix operating system and Unix-like, its workalikes, fork is an operation whereby a Computer process, process creates a copy of itself. It is an interface which is required for compliance with the P ...
, the method whereby a running process creates a new process
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Fork (blockchain)
In blockchain, a fork is defined variously as:
* "What happens when a blockchain diverges into two potential paths forward",
* "A change in protocol", or
* A situation that "occurs when two or more blocks have the same block height".
Forks are re ...
, a split of the blockchain into two chains or a protocol change
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The Fork, an on-line restaurant booking system
Other uses
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Fork (chess), a situation in chess where one piece simultaneously attacks two or more opposing pieces
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Operation Fork, the invasion of Iceland by the British during World War II
* Fork, in the United States a
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of a river or other stream
See also
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Forks (disambiguation)
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The Forks (disambiguation)
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Forq
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Furca (disambiguation) ("fork" in Latin)
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