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splice

Dictionary definition · splice

noun

  1. a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together"the break was due to an imperfect splice"
  2. joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together

verb

  1. join the ends of"splice film"
  2. perform a marriage ceremony"The minister married us on Saturday"
  3. join together so as to form new genetic combinations"splice genes"
  4. join by interweaving strands"Splice the wires"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).