continuity

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
2. 2
   A characteristic property of a continuous function.
3. 3
   A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.
4. 4
   Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.
5. 5
   The announcements and messages inserted by the broadcaster between programmes.