splice

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Synonyms: slice, spline, spice

Antonyms: slice, spline, spice

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|nautical}} A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
2. {{lb|en|electrical}} The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
3. {{lb|en|cricket}} That part of a [[bat]] where the [[handle]] joins the [[blade]].
4. Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
5. {{lb|en|genetics}} The process of removing intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then joining together exons.

Verb

1. To [[unite]], as two [[rope]]s, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of [[interweave|interweaving]] the [[strand]]s, the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.
2. To unite, as [[spar]]s, [[timber]]s, [[rail]]s, etc., by [[lap|lapping]] the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then [[bind]]ing, or in any way making fast.
3. {{lb|en|slang}} To unite in [[marriage]].
4. {{lb|en|figuratively}} To unite as if splicing.
5. {{lb|en|genetics}} To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.
6. {{lb|en|software development}} To add, remove and/or replace several array/data elements in one operation.

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