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ContinuousAction is an option for Manipulate, Slider, and related functions that specifies whether action should be taken continuously while controls are being moved.

FinishDynamic[] finishes updating and displaying all currently visible Dynamic objects.

LinkInterrupt[link] sends an interrupt to the program at the other end of the specified MathLink connection.

ScheduledTasks[] returns a list of ScheduledTaskObject expressions that represent current tasks.

TimeZone is an option for DateString, AbsoluteTime, and related functions that specifies the time zone to use for dates and times.

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