branch

1. In a computer program, a conditional jump or departure from the implicit or declared order in which instructions are being executed. (188 ) 2. To select a branch, as in definition #1. 3. A direct path joining two nodes of a network or graph. 4. In a power distribution system, a circuit from a distribution device (power panel) of a lower power handling capability than that of the input circuits to the device. (188 )