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continuation

See continuation passing style.

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
 

 

Continuation \Con*tin`u*a"tion\, n. [L. continuatio: cf. F. connuation.]

1. That act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation; propagation. [1913 Webster]

Preventing the continuation of the royal line. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

2. That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on; as, the continuation of a story. [1913 Webster]

My continuation of the version of Statius. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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continuation

noun

1: the act of continuing an activity without interruption [syn: continuance] [ant: discontinuance, discontinuance]
2: a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it [syn: sequel]
3: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendence to perceive a line as continuing its established direction [syn: good continuation, law of continuation]
4: the consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: lengthiness, prolongation, protraction]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Continuation \Con*tin`u*a"tion\, n. [L. continuatio: cf. F. connuation.]

1. That act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation; propagation.

Preventing the continuation of the royal line. --Macaulay.

2. That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on; as, the continuation of a story.

My continuation of the version of Statius. --Pope.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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