splice, splicing -- (a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice")
lap joint, splice -- (joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together)
Overview of verb splice
The verb splice has 4 senses
splice -- (join the ends of; "splice film")
marry, wed, tie, splice -- (perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii")
splice -- (join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes")
splice -- (join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires")