Splice

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Splice 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
  • 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 (ice cream), an Australian iced confectionery consisting of ice cream surrounded by fruit flavoured ice
  • 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
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