Brancher

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
  2. 2
    A young owl or other raptor that is just too young to fly.

    "“What, ho! sir knave,” exclaimed Roland, “is it thus you feed the eyasse with unwashed meat, as if you were gorging the foul brancher of a worthless hoodie-crow, by the mass?[…]”"

  3. 3
    That which branches, or jumps to another instruction location within a program.

    "None of the brancher instructions have any effect whatsoever on any flags; instead, they are the instructions which look at the flags."

Synonyms

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bougher

Example

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"None of the brancher instructions have any effect whatsoever on any flags; instead, they are the instructions which look at the flags."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From branch (verb) + -er.

Etymology 2

From branch (noun) + -er. So called because of the bird still clinging to the branches while practising flying movements with the wings.

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