forking (Noun) — The place where something divides into branches.
forking (Noun) — The act of branching out or dividing into branches.
forking (Verb) — Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork. ex. "The road forks"
forking (Verb) — Lift with a pitchfork. ex. "fork hay"
forking (Verb) — Shape like a fork. ex. "She forked her fingers"
forking (Verb) — (computing) split a project, repository or process into two or more independent copies or parts.
forking (Verb) — (chess) place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces.