#f(x)# has a removable discontinuity at #x=a# when #lim_{x to a}f(x)# EXISTS; however, #lim_{x to a}f(a) ne f(a)#. A removable discontinuity looks like a single point hole in the graph, so it is "removable" by redefining #f(a)# equal to the limit value to fill in the hole.