Splice

A splice or splicing may refer to:

Connections

• 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
• Splice joint, a method of joining two members end to end in woodworking
• Tape splice, the joining of audio tape
• Film splice, the joining of film stock
• Media splicing, the joining and editing of media
• 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
• Pile splice, connecting two concrete, timber or steel piles for a deep foundation
• Line splice, a splice of two cables in the telecommunication industry

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

Computer science

• Splice (system call), a system call used to transfer data on Linux
• Delayed binding, also called TCP connection splicing, is a postponement of the connection between the client and the server in computer networking
• An operation between two linked lists, in which all or part of one list is transferred to another in constant time by relinking
• An operation on arrays in programming languages like JavaScript, PHP or Python

Mathematics

• Splicing rule, a transformation of formal languages
• Splicing of knots creates satellite knots

Media

• Splice (film), a 2009 science fiction film
• Spliced (TV series), a 2010 Canadian animated TV series
• Splice (video game), a 2012 puzzle game

Other uses

• Software release life cycle, or Software Product Life Cycle (SPLICE)
• Splice (platform), a cloud-based music creation and collaboration platform
• Splice the mainbrace, an order given aboard naval vessels to issue the crew with a drink
• 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