continuation

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
2. 2
   That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on.
3. 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.
4. 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.