Usually means: Standardized, simplified representation of something.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word canonical form:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. canonical form: Merriam-Webster
  2. canonical form: Wordnik
  3. canonical form: Wiktionary
  4. Canonical form: Dictionary.com
  5. Canonical form (Boolean algebra), Canonical form (chemistry), Canonical form: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. canonical form: FreeDictionary.org
  7. Canonical form: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. canonical form: Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Canonical Form: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics

Definitions from Wiktionary (canonical form)

noun:  (mathematics, computing) A standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity or a text string, etc.
noun:  (physical chemistry) Any of a set of representations of the resonance structure of a molecule each of which contributes to the real structure; a contributing structure.
noun:  (linguistics, rare) Synonym of dictionary form

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