Definition of splice:
(n) :
a junction or joining of kids made by splicing them apart; (electrical) the electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable
(v) :
to unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope; to unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast
"he argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition."