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Splice vs Merge - What's the difference?

splice | merge |

As nouns the difference between splice and merge

is that splice is a junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together while merge is a joining together of two flows.

As verbs the difference between splice and merge

is that splice is 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 while merge is to combine into a whole.

splice

English

(wikipedia splice)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
  • (electrical) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
  • (cricket) That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.
  • Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.

    • Derived terms

    * bent on a splice * comma splice * cut splice * cunt splice * eye splice * splice tape

    Verb

    (splic)
  • 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.
  • (slang) To unite in marriage.
  • * 1851 ,
    • But come, it's getting dreadful late, you had better be turning flukes--it's a nice bed; Sal and me slept in that ere bed the night we were spliced .
  • (figuratively) To unite as if splicing.
    • He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition.

    Derived terms

    * splice the mainbrace

    merge

    English

    Verb

    (merg)
  • To combine into a whole.
    • Headquarters merged the operations of the three divisions.
  • * Burke
    • to merge all natural sentiment in inordinate vanity
  • * De Quincey
    • Whig and Tory were merged and swallowed up in the transcendent duties of patriots.
  • To combine into a whole.
    • The two companies merged .
  • To blend gradually into something else.
    • The lanes of traffic ''merged''.
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    Derived terms

    * merger * mergeable * mergeability

    Related terms

    * annex

    Synonyms

    * amalgamate * combine * conflate * fuse * integrate * unite

    Antonyms

    * divide * split

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A joining together of two flows.
    • There are often accidents at that traffic merge .

    Anagrams

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