[dns-operations] Why are cnames called "canonical" names?

[Roland Dobbins]

On 10 Apr 2015, at 6:26, Mark E. Jeftovic wrote:

> Is it in the "accepted as genuine" sense of "included in the list of 
> sacred books officially accepted as genuine" definition of "canonical"
> that led to this?

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNAME_record>

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