The key point is that this is a lossless transformation, information is preserved while the physical representation is changed.

关键的是这是一种无损转化，物理表示在改变时，信息是不变的。

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Canonical XML lets you create a physical representation of an XML document that allows for the variations in XML syntax without changing the meaning.

规范化XML (Canonical XML, c14n)使您能够创建在符合xml语法规则变体中保持语义一致的XML文档物理表示。

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For example, if the retailer decides to offer maintenance contracts for its products, the analyst would add MaintenanceContract to the domain model and refine it to its physical representation.

举例来说，如果零售商决定为其产品提供维护合同，分析师就会将MaintenanceContract添加到域模型，并将其改进为其物理表现形式。

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The building was created as a physical representation of democracy.

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In each of the examples above, we witness the compelling effect of data transformed from an abstract state to a physical representation on a map, instantly bringing it to life.

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