closing vs continuation

closing

noun
  • The act by which something is closed. 

  • In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set. 

  • The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded. 

  • The end or conclusion of something. 

adj
  • Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others. 

continuation

noun
  • The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession 

  • That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

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