fork In cutlery or kitchenware, a fork (from 'pitchfork') is a utensil, now usually made of metal, whose long handle terminates in a head that branches into several narrow and often slightly curved tines with which one can spear foods either to h ...

is a utensil for eating and cooking. Fork may also refer to:

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Fork (road) An intersection or an at-grade junction is a junction where two or more roads converge, diverge, meet or cross at the same height, as opposed to an interchange, which uses bridges or tunnels to separate different roads. Major intersections ar ...

, a type of intersection where a road splits *

Bicycle fork A bicycle fork is the part of a bicycle that holds the front wheel. A fork typically consists of two ''blades'' which are joined at the top by a fork ''crown.'' The crown is often at the front. Most suspension forks have an arch connecting the ...

, the part of a bicycle to which the front wheel is attached *

Garden fork A garden fork, spading fork, or digging fork (in the past also an ''asparagus fork'', the same name as a very different utensil) is a gardening implement, with a handle and a square-shouldered head featuring several (usually four) short, sturdy ...

, a pronged gardening tool designed for digging *

Military fork A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily Weapon, armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable ...

, a pole weapon used between the 15th and 19th centuries *

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 *

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 *

Tuning fork A tuning fork is an acoustic resonator in the form of a two-pronged fork with the prongs ( ''tines'') formed from a U-shaped bar of elastic metal (usually steel). It resonates at a specific constant pitch when set vibrating by striking it ag ...

, a vibrating device used to tune musical instruments * Winnowing fork, a tined farming tool used to separate grain and chaff

Places

* Fork, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran * Fork, Maryland, United States, a town *

Fork Township (disambiguation) Fork Township may refer to the following places in the United States: * Fork Township, Michigan * Fork Township, Minnesota * Fork Township, Wayne County, North Carolina *Forks Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Forks Township is a T ...

, several districts in the United States

Computing

Fork (file system) In a computer file system, a fork is a set of data associated with a file-system object. File systems without forks only allow a single set of data for the contents, while file systems with forks allow multiple such contents. Every non-empty file ...

, a part of a file in certain filesystems *

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 *

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 *

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 *

The Fork TheFork Australia (formerly known as Dimmi) was an online restaurant reservation platform founded in 2009 by Australian entrepreneur Stevan Premutico. The company closed its Australian operations in March 2024. The company provided a clou ...

, an on-line restaurant booking system

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Fork (chess) In chess, a fork is a tactic in which a piece multiple enemy pieces simultaneously. The attacker usually aims to capture one of the forked pieces. The defender often cannot counter every threat. A fork is most effective when it is , such as whe ...

, a situation in chess where one piece simultaneously attacks two or more opposing pieces *

Operation Fork The United Kingdom invaded Iceland on 10 May 1940, during World War II using its Royal Navy and Royal Marines forces. The operation, codenamed Operation Fork, occurred because the British government feared that Iceland would be used militarily ...

, 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

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