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FHIR R5 data type for referencing conformance and terminology artifacts.
Definition
Where Reference points to an instance by its location, canonical points to a resource by its business url, independent of any server. A version is appended after a pipe, e.g. ...|4.0.1. Used for profiles, ValueSet, CodeSystem, StructureDefinition and other canonical resources.
Origin
Defined in the HL7 FHIR specification (the canonical primitive type and the « Canonical Resources » concept), published by HL7 International.
Example in context
"profile": [ "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/bp|4.0.1" ]
Related terms
- Reference (FHIR) — reference to an instance by location.