### Question
What does splice mean?


### Answer
**Splice** has the following meaning in *30 U.S.C. § 866*:

> the mechanical joining of one or more conductors that have been severed

#### Citation:
  - *30 U.S.C. § 866*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 21-METAL AND NONMETALLIC MINE SAFETY > SUBCHAPTER III-INTERIM MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS FOR UNDERGROUND COAL MINES**

