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What does canon mean?
Content confirmed by the official work; a 'canon ship' is one the series has made real.
"They went canon in the finale and shippers exploded."
Origin
Borrowed from religious/literary 'canon', standard fandom usage.
Frequently asked questions
What does canon mean in fandom?
It refers to what's officially confirmed by the source material. A 'canon ship', for example, is a pairing the story itself has made real.
What's the difference between canon and fanon?
Canon is officially confirmed by the work, while fanon is fan-invented material that becomes widely accepted but was never made official.
Where does the word canon come from?
It's borrowed from religious and literary use, where 'canon' means the authoritative, accepted body of a text, and it became standard fandom vocabulary.
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