Splice

Splice may refer to:

as connection of two or more pieces of linear material
  • Rope splicing, joining two pieces of rope or cable by weaving the strands of each into the other
  • Eye splice, a method of creating a permanent loop in the end of multi stranded rope by means of rope splicing.
  • V-splice, joining two pieces of wood by mating a deep V in one to a long extension of the other
  • Tape splice, the joining of audio tape
  • Film Splice, the joining of film stock
  • Electrical splice, the joining of wires in electrical wiring
  • Optical splice, the joining of optical fibers:
    • Fusion splicing, a permanent splice between two fibers
    • Mechanical splice, a temporary splice between two fibers
in genetics
  • RNA splicing, a natural modification of ribonucleic acids
  • Genetic engineering, also known as gene splicing, artificially joining pieces of genetic material
  • Protein splicing, a natural process where inteins are removed
in computer science
  • splice (system call), a system call used to transfer data on Linux
  • TCP splicing, postponement of the connection between the client and the server in computer networking
  • An operation between two Linked lists, as in the programming language C++
in mathematics
  • Splicing rule, a transformation of formal languages
  • Splicing, in mathematics is an operation for creating new knots from other knots (and links). The concept's name is inspired by and related to rope splicing.
in other meanings
  • Splice (film), a 2009 science fiction film
  • Splicing veins, the connection of more than one vein to formulate a long vein conduit for vascular bypass surgery
  • Splice, on a cricket bat, where the handle is joined to the body of the bat
  • Splice the mainbrace, an order given aboard naval vessels to issue the crew with a drink
  • Splice (ice cream), an Australian iced confectionery consisting of ice cream surrounded by fruit flavoured ice
  • Spliced (TV series), a Canadian animated TV series by Teletoon and Nelvana
  • Software release life cycle, or Software Product Life Cycle (SPLICE)