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Canonical URL

A canonical URL is the preferred address for a page when the same content is reachable at several URLs. A rel=canonical link tells search engines which version to index and rank, consolidating signals and avoiding duplicate-content dilution.

Related terms

Redirect

A response that sends a request from one URL to another.

301 redirect

A permanent redirect that passes ranking signals to the new URL.

Sitemap

An XML file listing a site's URLs to help search engines find them.

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