I. splice 1 /splaɪs/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Middle Dutch ; Origin: splissen ]
1 . to join the ends of two pieces of rope, film etc so that they form one continuous piece
2 . get spliced British English informal to get married
II. splice 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
the act of joining the ends of two things together, or the place where this join has been made