splice

1. A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
2. The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
3. That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade. · If the ball hits the splice, it is likely to dolly up for an easy catch.
4. Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
5. The process of removing intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then joining together exons.

الجمع splices