cubic spline verses cubic b-splines?

hi friends now a days am dealing numerical problem with cubic spline but am little bit confuse while using them because of term spline and b-spline. I just want to know in easy and simple words what is difference between cubic spline and cubic b-spline. ARe these both terms are same or is b-spline is other name of cubic spline..help me

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