Slot: attributes
Inline definition of slots
URI: [linkml:attributes](https://w3id.org/linkml/attributes)
## Applicable Classes
| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [ClassDefinition](ClassDefinition.md) | an element whose instances are complex objects that may have slot-value assig... | no |
## Properties
### Type and Range
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Range | [SlotDefinition](SlotDefinition.md) |
| Domain | [ClassDefinition](ClassDefinition.md) |
| Domain Of | [ClassDefinition](ClassDefinition.md) |
### Cardinality and Requirements
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Multivalued | Yes |
## In Subsets
* [SpecificationSubset](SpecificationSubset.md)
* [MinimalSubset](MinimalSubset.md)
* [BasicSubset](BasicSubset.md)
* [RelationalModelProfile](RelationalModelProfile.md)
* [ObjectOrientedProfile](ObjectOrientedProfile.md)
* [OwlProfile](OwlProfile.md)
## Comments
* attributes are an alternative way of defining new slots. An attribute adds a slot to the global space in the form __ (lower case, double underscores). Attributes can be specialized via slot_usage.
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Administrative Metadata
**Rank:** 29
### Schema Source
* from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| --- | --- |
| self | linkml:attributes |
| native | linkml:attributes |
## LinkML Source
name: attributes
description: Inline definition of slots
comments:
- attributes are an alternative way of defining new slots. An attribute adds a slot
to the global space in the form <class_name>__<slot_name> (lower case, double underscores). Attributes
can be specialized via slot_usage.
in_subset:
- SpecificationSubset
- MinimalSubset
- BasicSubset
- RelationalModelProfile
- ObjectOrientedProfile
- OwlProfile
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
rank: 29
domain: class_definition
domain_of:
- class_definition
range: slot_definition
multivalued: true
inlined: true