A taxonomy is a structure made of leaves and nodes meant to organize and sort raw data into actionable data. The structure is meant to follow a tree structure however it can be flat.
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The module is built around three parts:
taxonomy actions: button with all possible options overall on the module and the selected taxonomy (download / import taxonomy, create a new taxonomy as well as share a taxonomy)
taxonomies: list of all existing taxonomies with a search tool and some quick action buttons
hierarchy: graphical overview of the hierarchy of the taxonomy selected as well as details on the selected custom segment
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