forkings
Places roads divide
Forkings is the plural of forking, referring to instances where something divides into branches or takes divergent paths.
In software development, forkings describe when projects split from a shared codebase to pursue different directions: The numerous forkings of the original Linux distribution created a fragmented ecosystem.
The term applies equally to roads, rivers, organizational structures, or any situation involving branching choices or divisions.
Separation from common origin
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- splitSeparation into parts
intersection · bifurcation · choice · alternatives · routes · directions · turning · parting
Penetrating or very sharp
- spearingPiercing with pointed shaft
- tinesFork's pointed projections
- prongsSharp projecting points
- liftingRaising something heavy
serving · twirling · pasta · stabbing · scooping · plating · portions · bites
Limbs of trees
- repositoriesPlaces for storing things
- cloningMaking identical copies
- GitHubWeb-based code hosting service
- versioningTracking successive iterations
commits · pull requests · open source · derivatives · modifications · splitting · development · merging
divergence
Separation from common origin
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
split · intersection · bifurcation · choice · alternatives · routes · directions · turning · parting · trails
piercing
Penetrating or very sharp
lifting · serving · twirling · pasta · stabbing · scooping · plating · portions · bites · morsels
branches
Limbs of trees
- repositoriesPlaces for storing things
- cloningMaking identical copies
- GitHubWeb-based code hosting service
versioning · commits · pull requests · open source · derivatives · modifications · splitting · development · merging · variants
branching
Splitting into separate directions
tendrils · jagged · electrical · discharge · zigzag · arcing · crackling · streaks · flashes · atmospheric
forkingsmergings
Acts of joining together
mergers · convergences · joinings · unions · confluences
forkingsunifications
Acts of merging separate entities
consolidations · singularities · continuations · linearities
- forking overSurrendering money owed
- forking outSpending, often unwillingly