Editting terminology

transition(how a shot goes from one to another)
continuity editting( one common of most forms editing  continuity devices are used to make the edit appear smooth some as not distract from the narrtive

axis match (the angle of the camera remains the same from shot to shot0
cross cut/parallel cut (editing that alternates between two or more scenes happening at the same time)
direction match(the direction of a person or object is consistent across the cut)
dissolve(shot a gradually fades and is replaced with shot B  with a momentary superimpostion of both shot)
duration and pacing (the length and rhythem of shots)
long take(shot that continues for a long time- could be a tracking shots that follows the characters
 or  could just be a shot that doesn't end for over 40 seconds)
eye line match(a cut where charcter appear to look at each other because of their glances)
fade in( a gradual lighting of the image from black to light)
fade out(gradual darkening of image to black)
graphic match (any juxtaposition of graphically similar images)
iris in( image gradually appear  from blackness though an expanding circle)
iris out (reveres from above)
movement match (action begun in one shot is continued/completed in the next)
wipe (one image replaced with another usually vertically but take other shapes)
straight cut( two shots joined together