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Splice may refer to:

• 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, the best method of creating a permanent loop in the end of multi stranded rope by means of rope splicing.
  • 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
• Splicing in genetics:
  • RNA splicing, a natural modification of ribonucleic acids
  • Gene splicing, artificially joining pieces of genetic material in genetic engineering
  • Protein splicing, a natural process where inteins are removed
• Computer science:
  • splice (system call), a Linux computer programming call to transfer data
  • 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++ [1]
  • An operation on an array in the programming language PHP which removes a portion of the array and replaces it with something else. [2]
• Other:
  • Splice (film), an upcoming science fiction film directed by Vincenzo Natali
  • 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

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