Continuity and Extension

Continuity

Continuity noun - Uninterrupted or lasting existence.

Usage example: after being shuttled from one foster home to another, the child needs some continuity of care

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Extension and continuity are semantically related. in progression topic. In some cases you can use "Extension" instead a noun "Continuity".

Extension noun - The act of making longer.

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Continuity and extension are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Continuity" instead a noun "Extension".

full	full continuity	full extension
direct	direct continuity	direct extension
separate	separate continuity	separate extension
entire	entire continuity	entire extension
Other adjectives: little, new, past, final, different.

Continuity Nod: The film features a cameo from Farmer Fran, indicating that it exists in the same continuity as The Waterboy (and, by extension, Happy Gilmore and Little Nicky).

Source: Film / Joe Dirt
Shared Universe: Takes place in the same continuity as Gone Home and by extension the BioShock games.

Source: Videogame / Firewatch
The original Wally immediately recognizes Wally II and states that the boy is his cousin, implying that he (and by extension, his father, Daniel West) existed in the previous continuity as well.

Source: Remember the New Guy

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