brancher

noun3

1. •
   That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
2. •
   A young owl or other raptor that is just too young to fly.

   • “What, ho! sir knave,” exclaimed Roland, “is it thus you feed the eyasse with unwashed meat, as if you were gorging the foul brancher of a worthless hoodie-crow, by the mass?[…]” — 1820
3. •
   That which branches, or jumps to another instruction location within a program.

   • None of the brancher instructions have any effect whatsoever on any flags; instead, they are the instructions which look at the flags. — 1983