conditional branch
nounUK /kənˈdɪʃənəl brɑːntʃ/
US /kənˈdɪʃənəl bræntʃ/
A conditional branch is a place in a computer program where it chooses which way to go next.
The program uses a conditional branch to decide whether to print 'yes' or 'no'.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A fork in a path that is taken only when a certain condition is true.
At the conditional branch in the maze, you turn left only if you have the key.
3. A point in a flowchart where the process splits based on a yes-or-no test.
The flowchart shows a conditional branch after the question 'Is the form signed?'
4. In grammar, a clause that expresses a result depending on a condition.
'If it rains, we stay home' contains a conditional branch of meaning.