Were the story being told in linear order, some tension would arise from the question of which of these miserable spouses would drive the other to the fatal forest first. (timeout.com)
The Spine Section specifies the exact linear order of the eBook. (bbebooksthailand.com)
While the term itself wouldn't be coined until the release of Metroid Prime in 2002, the original Metroid is often given credit for introducing the concept of sequence breaking: the act of performing actions or obtaining items out of their intended linear order, therefore breaking the standard sequence of events in a game. (nintendowire.com)