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In the context of Wikipedia, “Fork” may refer to Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks or Wikipedia:Content forking
A fork is a utensil for eating and cooking.
Fork may also refer to:
Computing
- Fork (software development), when a piece of software or other work is split into two branches or variations of development. See also Git and GitHub - GitHub fork
- Fork–join model, a way of designing and executing parallel computations
Implements
- Fork (road), a type of intersection where a road splits
- Bicycle fork, (also known as a front fork), the part of a bicycle to which the front wheel is attached
- Garden fork, a pronged tool designed for digging
- Motorcycle fork, the portion of a motorcycle that holds the front wheel
- Trident, a three-pronged spear-like weapon
- Tuning fork, a vibrating device used to tune musical instruments
Geography
Other uses
- Fork (chess), a situation in chess where one piece simultaneously attacks two or more opposing pieces, usually resulting in the loss of an enemy piece
- Morton's fork, a choice between two equally unpleasant alternatives (in other words, a dilemma)
- Snippet from Wikipedia: Fork
In cutlery or kitchenware, a fork (from Latin: furca 'pitchfork') is a utensil, now usually made of metal, whose long handle terminates in a head that branches into several narrow and often slightly curved tines with which one can spear foods either to hold them to cut with a knife or to lift them to the mouth.
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