Segment types. A segment is made up of one or more non-destructive filters (filters that do not alter the underlying data). Those filters isolate subsets of users, sessions, and hits: You can include filters for users, sessions, and hits in the same segment. The Analytics user model illustrates how segments map to the Analytics data hierarchy: More @Wikipedia
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