The Complete C.A.N. Guide

The Curtiss Annotation Nomenclature (C.A.N.) System provides a simple, standardized, interdisciplinary nomenclature and framework for comprehensive textual annotation.

What’s Inside

• Introduction to the C.A.N. System
• All 100 CAN Codes with detailed explanations
• All 3 CAN Emphasizers for adding emphasis
• Examples of various use-cases
• Best practices for implementation

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Official Guide Verification

To verify the guide’s authenticity and integrity (i.e. it hasn’t been tampered with), you can check its SHA-256 hash. To do this, first download the guide, then open your terminal and navigate to the location of the guide, then run:

shasum -a 256 Curtiss_Annotation_Nomenclature_Guide.pdf

Compare the output with the official checksum for the current version listed in the Changelog.

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Looking for just the list of CAN Codes & CAN Emphasizers? Check out the Quick Reference