forking vs branching

forking and branching both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forking	Yes	No	No	No
branching	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, forking and branching are synonyms defined as:

forking and branching: the act of branching out or dividing into branches

Other synonyms of forking include fork, ramification.

forking (noun)	branching (noun)
the act of branching out or dividing into branches	the act of branching out or dividing into branches
the place where something divides into branches

forking (adjective)	branching (adjective)
	having branches
	resembling the branches of a tree