continuity

noun (plural continuities)

• 1the unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over time:a consensus favouring continuity of policy
• a state of stability and the absence of disruption:they have provided the country with a measure of continuity
• a connection or line of development with no sharp breaks:a firm line of continuity between pre-war and post-war Britain

• 2the maintenance of continuous action and self-consistent detail in the various scenes of a film or broadcast: [as modifier]:a continuity error
• the linking of broadcast items by a spoken commentary: [as modifier]:the BBC continuity announcer