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<p>A <b>branch</b>, <b>jump</b> or <b>transfer</b>  is an instruction in a <a href="page.php?w=computer_program">computer program</a> that can cause a computer to begin executing a different instruction sequence and thus deviate from its default behavior of executing instructions in order. <b><i>Branch</i></b> (or branching, branched) may also refer to the act of switching execution to a different instruction sequence as a result of executing a branch instruction. Branch instructions are used to implement <a href="page.php?w=control_flow">control flow</a></p><p>
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