2022-12-02T10:12:30Z
An information resource may have multiple representations, but the canonical representation is the "master" one, and usually the one that you store. Canonicalization can also be the result of a function, where grammars with some play in the representation are brought into one with the same semantic content as the original, but a literal representation (i.e., an exact string of bits) suitable for comparison (as with identifiers), or cryptographic identity (as with larger blobs).
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