"quadfurcated" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1968, Pulp & Paper, volume 42, Miller Freeman Publications, page 40:",
          "text": "The gasketed slidewire has a quadfurcated contactor for assuring that at least one or more contacts provide electrical continuity at all times despite the presence of dust or vibrations, it is claimed.",
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          "ref": "1990, Chemical Abstracts, volume 112, American Chemical Society, page 837:",
          "text": "A combustion flame is fed by a diverted portion of a process stream and the common end of a bifurcated or quadfurcated fiber-optic light guide is adapted to collect light from the flame.",
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        "Quadrifurcated."
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