Fork

Okay kiddo, so imagine you have a big piece of cake in front of you and you want to share it with your friend. What do you do? You take a fork, right? A fork is a tool that helps you divide something into smaller pieces so that everyone can have some.

Now, imagine there is a computer program, just like the cake, that a lot of people are using. But some people want to make changes to that program to make it better, just like how you might want to add sprinkles to your cake. So they use a special tool, just like a fork, called a fork in the software world, to create a new version of the program with their changes.

This new version is still connected to the original program, just like how the two pieces of cake are still part of the same cake, but now people can choose which version they want to use. Some people might like the original version, while others might prefer the new version with sprinkles.

In summary, a fork in the software world is a tool that allows people to create a new version of a program with their own changes, while still being connected to the original program.