| English | French |
| branch code | code de l'agence (A numeric code used in combination with a bank code to identify a specific bank branch) |
| branch distribution point | point de distribution de branche (A Configuration Manager site system that has the role of storing package source files and is designed to be located in a distributed location with limited network bandwidth or a limited number of clients) |
| Branch Edition | Édition Agence (A version of BizTalk Server that can be used as a local office implementation within a distributed (multi-site) business organization. Each site instance can be connected to a BizTalk Server implementation located in a central office or headquarters. The Branch Edition can be used at a very high scale but it is only a part of the entire enterprise solution, rather than being the whole enterprise solution itself) |
| branch element | élément de branche (An element of workflow logic that defines an alternative condition and action or additional steps, in cases when the criteria in a condition element are not met. A logical "else-if-then" statement in a workflow) |
| branch office | filiale (A site that is geographically separated from the central management site) |
| branch office deployment scenario | scénario de déploiement en filiale (A deployment scenario in which connectivity between the central site and the branch office is over a wide-area-network (WAN) and is assumed to be unreliable with low bandwidth) |
| branch office proxy | serveur proxy d'agence (An Office Communications Server used to enable users in branch offices to connect to the home office SIP network) |
| branch plaque | plaque pour filiale (An award (plaque) signifiying a particular office, or branch, that is a member of the Partner Program (certified level)) |
| conditional branch | branche conditionnelle (An element of workflow logic that defines an alternative condition and action or additional steps, in cases when the criteria in a condition element are not met. A logical "else-if-then" statement in a workflow) |
| hardware branch | branche matérielle (The hardware archive root key in the registry that is a superset of the memory-resident hardware tree. Although the hardware tree contains information only about those devices currently detected and running in the system, the registry contains a complete list of all hardware ever installed on the particular computer. The hardware root key is \\HKEY-LOCAL-MACHINE\Hardware) |
| hierarchy branch | branche hiérarchique (A group of sites, interconnected via child/parent site connections, that report up to the same primary site) |
| parallel branch | branche parallèle (An element of workflow logic that defines an alternative wait condition with a corresponding set of additional steps that are only performed when the initial criterion is met) |
| Private Branch Exchange | autocommutateur privé (A private telephone network in an organization. Individual telephone numbers or extension numbers are supported, and calls are automatically routed to them. Users can call each other using extensions. They can also place calls to outside numbers) |
| recovery branch | branche de récupération (A range of LSNs that share the same recovery branch GUID. A new recovery branch originates when a database is created or when RESTORE WITH RECOVERY generates a recovery fork. A multiple-branch recovery path is possible that includes ranges of LSNs that cover two or more recovery fork points) |
| Survivable Branch Server | serveur SBS (A server running Windows Server that meets specified hardware requirements, and that has Lync Server Registrar and Mediation Server software installed on it. Like Survivable Branch Appliances, this device can provide voice mail survivability for branch users during a WAN outage) |
