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Knowledge Maps, or KMaps, can be crudely described as "labels in a hierarchal tree format." If you're familiar with the concept of ontologies, controlled vocabularies, or semantic fields, then KMaps won't be new to you. However, each Knowledge Map also has its own metadata (alternate names, descriptions, and more), visible through the Subjects and Places viewer. A KMap's metadata, along with its position relative to other Knowledge Maps in the hierarchy, provides valuable context about a term.
Content created in different Mandala tools can use the same Knowledge Map: this joins content across tools.
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