splice

Noun

• joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together

• a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
  • the break was due to an imperfect splice
    

Verb

• join by interweaving strands
  • Splice the wires
    

• join together so as to form new genetic combinations
  • splice genes
    

• perform a marriage ceremony
  • The minister married us on Saturday
    
  • We were wed the following week
    
  • The couple got spliced on Hawaii
    

• join the ends of
  • splice film
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  lap joint , splicing , marry , wed , tie