unbranching
Proceeding without divergence
Unbranching describes something that doesn't divide or split off into separate parts.
A path that continues without forks is unbranching.
The word appears in biology for structures that remain singular rather than dividing: an unbranching nerve fiber, unbranching roots.
In computing, unbranching code follows a single linear sequence without conditional splits.
Not curved or crooked
- directUndeviating or to guide
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- sequentialOccurring in succession
end-to-end · single-track · mainline · trunk · conduit · pipeline · corridor · passage
Clear and uncomplicated
- uncomplicatedEasy to understand
- elementaryOf first principles
- basicFundamental in nature
- plainBasic and unremarkable
clear · obvious · undemanding · uninvolved · streamlined · minimalist · uncluttered · direct
straight
Not curved or crooked
- directUndeviating or to guide
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
sequential · end-to-end · single-track · mainline · trunk · conduit · pipeline · corridor · passage · channel
straightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
- uncomplicatedEasy to understand
- elementaryOf first principles
- basicFundamental in nature
plain · clear · obvious · undemanding · uninvolved · streamlined · minimalist · uncluttered · direct · linear
stem
Plant's central axis
sapling · seedling · sprout · bough · limb · palmlike · columnar · upright · vertical · cane
branch, branches, branched, branching, branchless, branchlike, unbranched