continuation

[kuh n-tin-yoo-ey-shuh n] /kənˌtɪn yuˈeɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the act or state of continuing; the state of being continued.
2.
extension or carrying on to a further point:
to request the continuation of a loan.
3.
something that continues some preceding thing by being of the same kind or having a similar content:
Today's weather will be a continuation of yesterday's.
4.
Library Science.
  1. a supplement to a publication previously issued.
  2. a work published in continuance of a monograph, serial, or series.
5.
British Stock Exchange. contango.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English continuacio(u)n (< Anglo-French) < Latin continuātiōn- (stem of continuātiō). See continuate, -ion
Related forms
noncontinuation, noun
procontinuation, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for continuations

continuation

/kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃən/
noun
1.
a part or thing added, esp to a book or play, that serves to continue or extend; sequel
2.
a renewal of an interrupted action, process, etc; resumption
3.
the act or fact of continuing without interruption; prolongation
4.
another word for contango (sense 1), contango (sense 2)
Word Origin and History for continuations

continuation

n.

late 14c., from Old French continuation (13c.), or directly from Latin continuationem (nominative continuatio), noun of action from continuat-, past participle stem of continuare (see continue).

continuations in Technology


continuation passing style