continuation vs progress

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. 

progress

noun
  • Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time. 

  • Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth. 

  • Movement onwards or forwards or towards a specific objective or direction; advance. 

  • An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit. 

  • Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years. 

verb
  • To develop. 

  • To expedite. 

  • To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance. 

  • To improve; to become better or more complete. 

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