forking vs ramification

forking and ramification both are nouns.

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

As nouns, forking and ramification are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of forking include branching, fork.

forking (noun)	ramification (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	an arrangement of branching parts
	a development that complicates a situation
	a part of a forked or branching shape