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'''Canon''' describes those people and events that are an official part of a fictional universe.  
 
<b>Meaning:</b> Being officially recognised as a part of the stated history of a fictional television or film series.
 
Example: It is recognised as <i>canon</i> that James Kirk commanded the starship Enterprise.
 
The term is used to distinguish those "facts" about and within a television series that are accepted against those that are hypothesised by fans and / or the result of fictionalised novels and other [[spin-offs]] that may not be recognised by the original creators (for example, there have been a great many novels written about "Star Trek" protraying various adventures of the characters. None of these novels are regarded as "canon" within the Star Trek universe).


The term is used to distinguish those "facts" about and within a fictional universe that are accepted against those that are hypothesised by fans and/or the result of novels and other [[spin-offs]] that may not be recognised by the original creators. For example, there have been a great many novels written about ''Star Trek'' portraying various adventures of the characters. None of these novels are regarded as "canon" within the Star Trek universe.


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Canon describes those people and events that are an official part of a fictional universe.

The term is used to distinguish those "facts" about and within a fictional universe that are accepted against those that are hypothesised by fans and/or the result of novels and other spin-offs that may not be recognised by the original creators. For example, there have been a great many novels written about Star Trek portraying various adventures of the characters. None of these novels are regarded as "canon" within the Star Trek universe.