1. a person or tool that forks; something used for forking
Usage: general use
2. in blockchain and cryptocurrency, a version of software that creates a new branch in a distributed ledger
Usage: technical; computing

Examples

• The gardener used a forker to turn the soil in the vegetable bed.
• A hay forker is essential equipment on most farms.
• When developers create a forker of an open-source project, they maintain their own version.
• The cryptocurrency community debated whether the proposed forker would benefit the network.
• She grabbed the forker to lift the hay bales onto the wagon.