Meaning & use

splicer

noun·Advanced

A tool or device used to join two pieces of something, such as rope, film, or cable, together.

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The technician used a fiber-optic splicer to fuse the two broken cables together.

An old film splicer sat on the editor's desk, unused since the studio switched to digital.

A note on using this word

Splicer generally refers to the tool itself, while 'splice' is the verb for the act of joining the pieces.

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