rest on

v 1: rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"

[syn: {lean on}, {lean against}]

2: be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's

this new evidence based on?" [syn: {repose on}, {build on},

{build upon}]

retcon

/ret'kon/ retroactive continuity.

The common situation in fiction where a new story "reveals"

things about events in previous stories, usually leaving the

"facts" the same (thus preserving continuity) while completely

changing their interpretation. For example, revealing that a

whole season of "Dallas" was a dream was a retcon.

This term was once thought to have originated on the {Usenet}

newsgroup {news:rec.arts.comics} but is now believed to have

been used earlier in comic fandom.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-12-08)