Answer (1 of 14): The term “continuity error” gets thrown around a lot in reference to Trek, oftentimes erroneously.
Some of the most famous “continuity errors” can be explained with a little imagination and common sense.
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Isnt the warp speed limit part of the in universe reason that Voyager has new variable nacelle geometry?