Branch and Development

Branch

Branch noun - A major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant.

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Development and branch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Development" instead a noun "Branch".

Development noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.

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Branch and development are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Branch" instead a noun "Development".

long	long branch	long development
similar	similar branch	similar development
single	single branch	single development
entire	entire branch	entire development
Other adjectives: little, main, new, major, military, different, evolutionary.

Trope name comes from "backporting," a concept in software development where features from a new codebase are imported to an older branch of development.

Source: Backported Development
Killer Robot: The Soukaiya's 'Omura Industries' branch specialize in the development of this type of war machine, like the Motoryabs and Motor Dokuros.

Source: Light Novel / Ninja Slayer
A Card Battle Game originating from Japan (specifically, Zynga's Japanese branch before it closed at the end of 2012, and the development then shifted to Zynga's Chinese branch before it closed in February 2015), it has been translated into Chinese, English, Korean, and major European languages.

Source: Video Game / Ayakashi Ghost Guild

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