continuative; continuative form
A grammatical term referring to a verb or adjective form that connects to another element, often corresponding to the 連用形 (ren'yōkei) or the -te form in Japanese.
The continuative form of Japanese verbs serves to connect sentences.
"Tabe" is the continuative form of "taberu".
Compound of 継続 (continuation) and 語 (word, language element), likely a calque from Western grammatical terminology.