splice vs trunking

splice

noun
  • The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable. 

  • A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together. 

  • That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade. 

  • Bonding or joining of overlapping materials. 

  • The process of removing intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then joining together exons. 

verb
  • To unite as if splicing. 

  • 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. 

  • To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons. 

  • 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 in marriage. 

trunking

noun
  • Plastic conduit or duct used to conceal and protect electrical wiring. 

  • The movement of containers or packages between a terminal and a transporter's inland facilities, or the scheduled transportation service between locations. 

  • All the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building. 

  • A system of ducts for cables, heating or ventilation. 

  • A two-way radio technique that uses a control channel to automatically assign frequency channels to groups of user radios. 

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