In circuits, why are the elements called branches and wires called nodes?

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I’m coming from a computing background and trying to learn about circuits, but having trouble with this terminology because it the opposite of the norm in computing (where nodes are connected by branches).

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Wires can have 0 length and (ideal) wires have the same voltage over their entire span. Get a fairly simple circuit that has at least 3 things connected to the same wire and redraw it in such a way that you use a circle for a wire and you “hang” components off of it.

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