Privacy Glossary
Definition: Canonical URL (Part 4)
An HTML link element that tells search engines which URL is the master copy of a page, preventing duplicate content issues.
A Canonical URL (represented by <link rel="canonical">) points search engine crawlers to the primary, authoritative URL of a page. This consolidates link equity and solves duplicate content issues caused by HTTP/HTTPS or www/non-www domain variations.
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