particularly in the context of the Unix operating system and its workalikes, fork is an operation whereby a process creates a copy of itself. It is an interface...
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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...
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Cannondale (section Delta V (1992))
Delta V forks were stiffer and more responsive than other suspension forks at the time. Since the Delta V fork was taller than normal forks, the top...
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In blockchain, a fork is defined variously as: "What happens when a blockchain diverges into two potential paths forward", "A change in protocol", or A...
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two or more blocks have the same block height". A fork influences the validity of the rules. Forks are typically conducted in order to add new features...
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A pastry fork, dessert fork, pie fork or cake fork is a fork designed for eating pastries and other desserts from a plate. The fork has three or four tines...
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Hume's fork, in epistemology, is a tenet elaborating upon British empiricist philosopher David Hume's emphatic, 1730s division between "relations of ideas"...
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to the "V sign", which may be used as an insulting or obscene gesture The Fork, an online restaurants booking system Forks (disambiguation) Fork (disambiguation)...
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Spork (redirect from Spoon-fork)
spoon-like scoop with two to four fork-like tines. Spork-like utensils, such as the terrapin fork or ice cream fork, have been manufactured since the...
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A Morton's fork is a type of false dilemma in which contradictory observations lead to the same conclusion. Its name dates back to the rationalising of...
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A crab fork (similar to, and sometimes synonymous with, a shrimp fork) is a small type of seafood fork designed for extracting flesh from a crab or lobster...
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Bitcoin scalability problem (redirect from User activated soft fork)
technical workings of bitcoin, in a process known as a fork. Forks can be grouped into two types: A hard fork is a change to the blockchain protocol that is not...
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A garden fork, spading fork, or digging fork (in the past also an asparagus fork, the same name as a very different utensil) is a gardening implement...
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The Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River (sometimes called the Clark's Fork River) is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, 150 mi (241 km) long in the...
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A motorcycle fork connects a motorcycle's front wheel and axle to its frame, typically via a yoke, also known as a triple clamp, which consists of an upper...
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fish fork, sometimes along with the fish knife, is an eating utensil specialized for fish meals. Like most highly specialized utensils, the fork dates...
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resource fork is a fork of a file on Apple's classic Mac OS operating system that is used to store structured data. It is one of the two forks of a file...
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is a creek in Breathitt, Perry and Knott counties, Kentucky, a fork of the North Fork Kentucky River. It is 41.46 miles (66.72 km) long with a gradient...
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Slab Fork is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States with a population of 202. Slab Fork is located along a stream...
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The Williams Fork is a 27.4-mile-long (44.1 km) tributary of the Yampa River, in north central Colorado in the United States. List of rivers of Colorado...
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The North Fork is a 30-mile- (48 km) long peninsula in the northeast part of Suffolk County, New York, U.S., roughly parallel with a longer peninsula known...
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Fortnite (redirect from Fork Knife)
Save the World is pay-to-play. The games are monetized through the use of V-Bucks, in-game currency that can be purchased with real-world funds, but also...
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Pettis County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the South Fork Blackwater River. The stream headwaters arise approximately one mile north...
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Leiper's Fork (also spelled Leipers Fork) is an unincorporated rural village in Williamson County, Tennessee. It has a population of about 650 on an area...
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A military fork is a polearm which was used in Europe between the 15th and 19th centuries. Like many polearms, the military fork traces its lineage to...
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Mulberry Fork is a tributary of the Black Warrior River, 102 miles (164 km) long, in the U.S. state of Alabama. The Mulberry Fork is one of three forks, along...
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South Fork of Suffolk County, New York is a peninsula in the southeastern section of the county on the South Shore of Long Island. The South Fork includes...
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Johnson Fork is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is a tributary of Loop Creek. Johnson Fork has the name of George Johnson, a pioneer settler...
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Fork Williams Fork to form the Williams Fork. Perhaps the most unusual river name in Colorado is the West Fork East Fork Williams Fork, a tributary of...
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