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<b>Canon</b> may mean:<p>In <b>religion</b>: <ul> <li> <a href="Canon law">Canon law</a>, all legislation adopted by an ecumenical council of the Catholic or Eastern Orthodox churches <li> <a href="Canon (priest)">Canon (priest)</a>, a form of Christian priest <li> <i>Canon</i>, a collection of texts accepted by a religious community as authoritative or divinely inspired, such as: <li> <a href="Biblical canon">Biblical canon</a> <li> <a href="Taoist canon">Taoist canon</a> <li> <a href="Tripitaka">Tripitaka</a> </ul><p><b>Other uses</b>: <ul> <li> <a href="Canon (music)">Canon (music)</a>, a contrapuntal composition that employs a melody with one or more imitations <li> <i>Canon</i> is another word for the Mediæval <a href="Psaltery">Psaltery</a>, a stringed instrument <li> <a href="Canon (fiction)">Canon (fiction)</a>, the body of works that are considered to be "genuine" or "official" within a certain fictional universe. In many instances, it's mistaken for 'cannon', which has of course an entirely different meaning. <li> <a href="Canon Inc.">Canon Inc.</a>, a Japanese corporation that specialises in imaging and optical products. <li> <i>Literary canon</i>, a body of literature which is widely considered to define a certain civilization, such as: <li> <a href="Western canon">Western canon</a> <li> <a href="Chinese classic texts">Chinese classic texts</a> </ul>