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title: "What is a branch in GitHub? Why do we use it?"  
description: "What is a branch in GitHub? Why do we use it?"  
author: "Manish Sharma"  
published: 2025-06-26  
updated: 2025-06-26  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161754/what-is-a-branch-in-github-why-do-we-use-it  
category: "GitHub"  
tags: ["github", "git"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is a branch in GitHub? Why do we use it?

**What is a [branch](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41075/why-did-the-continental-congress-adopt-the-olive-branch-petition) in [GitHub](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/34563/bitbucket-vs-github-vs-gitlab)? Why do we use it, and [importance](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13099/the-importance-of-machine-learning-service-providers)?**


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