Brancher
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Brancher is a noun meaning That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
Meaning
That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
More Meanings
- (programming) That which branches, or jumps to another instruction location within a program.
- (falconry) A young owl or other raptor that is just too young to fly.
Example Sentences
This is pretty typical for a C-written brancher.
None of the brancher instructions have any effect whatsoever on any flags; instead, they are the instructions which look at the flags.
“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?[…]”
Word Forms
- branchers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include burgeon, bourgeon, spring, bounding, brandish, sprunt.
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