(telecommunications) A junction of two or more optical fibres aligned and held in place by a small self-contained assembly.

plural of mechanical splice

plural of cut splice

plural of lineman splice

A simple method of joining two ends of metal wire by twisting them together.

(electronics, telecommunications) A method of tightly joining two ends of metal wire by twisting each around the other.

plural of Western Union splice

plural of rat-tail splice

(genetics, of an intron) Able to splice without the addition of any protein factors.

(genetics) A technique in which fragments of DNA (often from different individuals or species) are combined to form recombinant DNA, especially as a part of genetic engineering.