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Multiway branch
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<p>Multiway branch is the change to a program's <a href="/facts/Control_flow/2XTDfErC">control flow</a> based upon a value matching a selected criteria. It is a form of <a href="/facts/Conditional_(programming)/8gDQTqUD">conditional statement</a>. A multiway branch is often the most <a href="/facts/Algorithmic_efficiency/VutjvPTd">efficient</a> method of passing control to one of a set of <a href="/facts/Label_(computer_science)/DT6KU8R5">program labels</a>, especially if an <a href="/facts/Array_data_structure/BKGvF8AM">index</a> has been created beforehand from the <a href="/facts/Raw_data/fAVLcq7W">raw data</a>. </p>