• telecommunications, a line splice is a method of connecting electrical cables (electrical splice) or optical fibers (optical splice). Splices are often housed...
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  • Look up splice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Splice may refer to: Rope splicing, joining two pieces of rope or cable by weaving the strands of each...
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    strands. Splices can be used to form a stopper at the end of a line, to form a loop or an eye in a rope, or for joining two ropes together. Splices are preferred...
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    Alternative splicing, or alternative RNA splicing, or differential splicing, is an alternative splicing process during gene expression that allows a single...
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    "Splice the mainbrace" is an order given aboard naval vessels to issue the crew with an alcoholic drink. Originally an order for one of the most difficult...
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    Techniques include: Eye splice in three-strand rope Eye splice in eight-strand rope Eye splice in single braided (hollow braid) rope Eye splice in double braided...
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    RNA splicing is a process in molecular biology where a newly-made precursor messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) transcript is transformed into a mature messenger...
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    insulation was asphalt-saturated cotton cloth, then rubber became common. Wire splices in such installations were twisted together for good mechanical strength...
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    The Western Union splice or Lineman splice is a method of joining electrical cable, developed in the nineteenth century during the introduction of the...
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  • A mechanical splice is a junction of two or more optical fibers that are aligned and held in place by a self-contained assembly (usually the size of a...
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  • Francisco's Muni Metro light rail system, which operated as a single line spliced together through the city's downtown at various times from 2007 to 2023...
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    In electrical wiring, a T-splice is a splice that is used for connecting the end of one wire to the middle of another wire, thus forming a shape like that...
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  • in ice hockey Line umpire, an official in tennis In other uses: Western Union splice or Lineman splice, a type of electrical wiring splice "The Lineman"...
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    termination Gender of connectors and fasteners InCa3D Lightbulb socket Line splice Pothead for a termination on a high voltage electric power cable Tee...
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  • Intron (category RNA splicing)
    cryptic splice site or mutate a functional site. They can also be somatic cell mutations that affect splicing in a particular tissue or a cell line. When...
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    terminal, while the conventional current is opposite to this. Connectors Line splices Terminal strip, also known as a tag board or tag strip Solder cups or...
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    A rat-tail splice, also known as a twist splice or a pig-tail splice, is a basic electrical splice that can be done with both solid and stranded wire...
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  • A 'Splice' is an Australian ice cream confectionery consisting of ice cream encased in frozen fruit flavoured ice. A wooden stick is set into the ice cream...
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  • bool in static_assert and if constexpr trimming whitespaces before line splicing make declaration order layout mandated delimited escape sequences named...
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    related knots. An early use of the taut-line hitch name is found in Howard W. Riley's 1912 Knots, Hitches, and Splices, although it is shown in the rolling...
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    comma splice. Grammarians generally agree that using a comma to join two independent clauses should be done sparingly. Sometimes, the comma splice is avoided...
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    splice is common. In this technique, an electric arc is used to melt the ends of the fibers together. Another common technique is a mechanical splice...
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    resistance measurements, even when the line is energized. Such splices usually require replacement, either on deenergized line, by doing a temporary bypass to...
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    are classified by function, including hitches, bends, loop knots, and splices: a hitch fastens a rope to another object; a bend fastens two ends of a...
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  • /. The ??/ trigraph can be used to introduce an escaped newline for line splicing; this must be taken into account for correct and efficient handling...
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    Fishplate (redirect from Splice bar)
    A fishplate, splice bar or joint bar is a metal connecting plate used to bolt the ends of two rails into a continuous track. The name is derived from fish...
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    pairs, called a drop wire. The drop wires typically connect to a splice case, located in line for aerial cables, or in a small weather protected case for underground...
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    rope. This loop could be formed at the end of a line with a knot, such as the bowline, or a large eye splice. List of knots List of hitch knots Ashley, Clifford...
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  • a cut is made through the tape. Back splicing uses a stranded rope's own fibres to prevent fraying. A back splice adds extra thickness to the rope end...
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    rope for splicing, untying knots, drawing tight using a marlinspike hitch, and as a toggle joining ropes under tension in a belaying pin splice. Marlinspikes...
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