The act by which things are spliced. / The point at which two things are spliced.

present participle of splice

plural of splicing

simple past tense and past participle of splice

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of splice

plural of splice

To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.

(nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together. / (electrical) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.

(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.