Canon

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Not to be confused with Cannon.

Canon may refer to:

Canon (fiction), material that is considered to be "genuine", or can be directly referenced as material produced by the original author or creator.
Canon (company), a Japanese imaging and optical products corporation
Canon (music), a contrapuntal composition which employs a melody with one or more imitations
- Pachelbel's Canon
Canon (priest), a Christian priest who belongs to one of certain chapters
Canon (hymnography), a type of Eastern Orthodox hymn
Canon (manga), a shōjo manga by Chika Shiomi
Canon (game), an online Browser-based strategy war game
Canon, Georgia, a city in Franklin County, Georgia, United States
Cañon or canyon, a deep valley between cliffs

Canon may also be used for:

Canon law
- Canon law (Catholic Church)
- Penitential canons
Aesthetic canon
Biblical canon
Taoist canon or Daozang
Pali Canon
Chinese Buddhist Canon
Tibetan Buddhist canon
Chinese classic texts or Chinese canonical texts
Canon of the Mass, the Eucharistic Prayer of the Roman Rite
Western canon, the books, music, and art that have been the most influential in shaping Western culture
The Canon of Medicine, a medical text written by Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
Canon of Eclipses, a compilation eclipses by Theodor Ritter von Oppolzer
Film canon, the limited number of masterpieces by which all other films are judged
Canon (Sociology),an accepted principle or rule.

See also