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   6 <!DOCTYPE ObjectProperty SYSTEM "../../DTD">
   7 <ObjectProperty functional="yes">
   8         <label xml:lang="en">has canonical</label>
   9         <comment xml:lang="en">
  10                 <p>
  11                         The authoritative version of this thing.
  12                 </p>
  13                 <p>
  14                         There is no requirement that the thing which is pointed to by this property be accessible or dereferencable, only that statements <em>about</em> that thing be considered the “canonical” statements regarding the underlying concept that this thing represents.
  15                         Note, however, that this thing and the “canonical” thing are kept formally distinct; they may have different properties.
  16                 </p>
  17                 <p>
  18                         This property ultimately serves two purposes :⁠—
  19                 </p>
  20                 <list>
  21                         <item>
  22                                 <p>
  23                                         It helps to establish identity of underlying concepts, in that two things with the same canonical can be assumed to be different noncanonical versions of the same canonical thing.
  24                                 </p>
  25                         </item>
  26                         <item>
  27                                 <p>
  28                                         When a means of dereferencing the canonical thing is available, it allows processors to use it in place of this thing in situations where that would be desirable.
  29                                 </p>
  30                         </item>
  31                 </list>
  32         </comment>
  33         <isDefinedBy>
  34                 <SpecificResource source="(ANNO)" fragment="canonical"/>
  35         </isDefinedBy>
  36         <subPropertyOf>
  37                 <resource name="dcterms:isVersionOf"/>
  38         </subPropertyOf>
  39 </ObjectProperty>