<?xml version="1.0"?> <!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Lady <https://www.ladys.computer/about/#lady> SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0 --> <!DOCTYPE ObjectProperty SYSTEM "../../DTD"> <ObjectProperty functional="yes"> <label xml:lang="en">has canonical</label> <comment xml:lang="en"> <p> The authoritative version of this thing. </p> <p> 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. Note, however, that this thing and the “canonical” thing are kept formally distinct; they may have different properties. </p> <p> This property ultimately serves two purposes :— </p> <list> <item> <p> 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. </p> </item> <item> <p> 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. </p> </item> </list> </comment> <isDefinedBy> <SpecificResource source="(ANNO)" fragment="canonical"/> </isDefinedBy> <subPropertyOf> <resource name="dcterms:isVersionOf"/> </subPropertyOf> </ObjectProperty>