Definitions

1. verb

to join or fit together two or more things, especially pieces of wood or wire, by cutting and fitting them into each other, or to join or connect two or more things together, especially in a way that allows them to be easily disconnected.

“The carpenter spliced the broken chair leg to fix it.”

2. noun

a place where two or more things, especially roads, railways, or telegraph lines, meet and change direction, or a joint in a rope or cable.

“The hikers followed the trail to the splice in the mountain path.”