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Definition of Canvas

An HTML5 element that is part of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) HTML5 specification. This element allows dynamic scriptable rendering of pixels, bitmaps, and 2D shapes such as rectangles, polygons, and ellipses.

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Other definitions of Canvas

A basic layout panel that supports absolute positioning and does not apply any layout policy (for example, auto sizing) to its child elements -€” it is literally a blank canvas.

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A surface on which to draw or paint.

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