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Meaning of splice

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  splice
      n 1: a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic
           tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an
           imperfect splice" [syn: {splice}, {splicing}]
      2: joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
         [syn: {lap joint}, {splice}]
      v 1: join the ends of; "splice film"
      2: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on
         Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got
         spliced on Hawaii" [syn: {marry}, {wed}, {tie}, {splice}]
      3: join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice
         genes"
      4: join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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