What does canonical mean?
adjectiveServing as a standard or model for others; authoritative. In a church, the canonical gospels are the four gospels that are universally accepted as the authentic accounts of the life of Jesus.
Example
"The canonical version of the software is the one that has been officially approved by the developers."
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