continuation — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   prolongationpropagation

   Antonyms

   discontinuationtermination

   Examples

   There is no reason for the continuation of this discrepancy in maximum penalties since the relevant factor here is assault, not the sex of the person assaulted.

2. That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   the continuation of a story

   The series' continuation was commercially if not artistically successful.

3. A representation of an execution state of a program at a certain point in time, which may be used at a later time to resume the execution of the program from that point.

   Usage

   • Countable

   Examples

   Whenever a Scheme expression is evaluated a continuation exists that wants the result of the expression.

4. A successful shot that, despite a foul, is made with a single continuous motion beginning before the foul, and that is therefore valid in certain forms of basketball.

   Usage

   • Countable

Noun

1. the act of continuing an activity without interruption

   Synonyms

   continuance

   Antonyms

   discontinuation

   Broader terms

   activity

2. a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it

   Synonyms

   sequel

   Broader terms

   addendumsupplementpostscript

3. a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction

   Synonyms

   good continuationlaw of continuation

   Broader terms

   Gestalt law of organizationGestalt principle of organization

4. the consequence of being lengthened in duration

   Synonyms

   lengthinessprolongationprotraction

   Broader terms

   durationlength