Main Entry: ¹splice

Pronunciation: \ˈsplīs\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): spliced; splic·ing

Etymology: obsolete Dutch splissen; akin to Middle Dutch splitten to split

Date: circa 1525

1 a : to unite (as two ropes) by interweaving the strands b : to unite (as lengths of magnetic tape) by overlapping and securing together two ends
2 : to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing
3 : to combine or insert (as genes) by genetic engineering <spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium>

— splic·er noun