bifurcation vs lane

bifurcation

noun
  • A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet. 

  • The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two. 

  • The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward. 

  • A division into two branches. 

  • Any place where one thing divides into two. 

  • Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division. 

  • A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition. 

  • The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory. 

lane

noun
  • A road, street, or similar thoroughfare. 

  • A narrow road, as in the country. 

  • Any of the parallel slots in which values can be stored in a SIMD architecture. 

  • A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart. 

  • A course designated for ships or aircrafts. 

  • An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled. 

  • In MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) games, a particular path on the map that may be traversed by enemy characters. 

  • A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles. 

  • An empty space in the tableau, formed by the removal of an entire row of cards. 

  • Any of a number of parallel tracks or passages. 

  • A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees. 

  • The home stretch. 

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