Canary (disambiguation)

Canary (disambiguation)

The word canary is used to describe a number of things:
*The Canary Islands.
*The wild Canary bird, and the Domestic Canary derived from it, named after the islands.
*Canary, or Canary yellow is the name of a particular shade of yellow, named after the bird.
*A supporter of or player for Norwich City F.C., nicknamed "The Canaries"
*The Canary, a poetry journal edited by Joshua Edwards, Anthony Robinson, and Nick Twemlow. Six issues have appeared to date.
*The Canary, a 1923 short story by Katherine Mansfield.
*"Canary" (informant) is a (somewhat dated) slang term for a criminal who decides to inform on another criminal, from the expression to 'sing like a canary'.
*In computing, canaries or canary words are dummy data fields used in the implementation of stack-smashing protection. The name is an allusion to the use of canaries as warning devices in coal-mines.
*Canary Wharf, a place in London, United Kingdom
*Canary wood is a name used to describe wood from a number of tree species.
*Canary day, a slothful day.
*José Alberto, a Dominican salsa singer also known as "El Canario" ("The Canary").
*Canary, an Anime OVA.
*In the British sci-fi sitcom "Red Dwarf", the Canaries are a militia of prisoners who volunteer to investigate derelict space craft and other anomalies in exchange for being able to get out of the brig for a bit. The name of the group derives from the old mining practice of using canaries to check tunnels for gas.
*Canary (Golden Wisp Bird) is a character in manga Rozen Maiden.
*Red Canary is an online magazine based in Toronto, Canada. Its focus is on emerging Canadian technology companies and related issues. See startup.
*Canary (Tom and Jerry), a character appeared in 3 Tom and Jerry cartoons.


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