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Slot: categories

Controlled terms used to categorize an element.

URI: dcterms:subject Alias: categories

Applicable Classes

Name Description Modifies Slot
CommonMetadata Generic metadata shared across definitions no
SlotDefinition an element that describes how instances are related to other instances no
ImportExpression an expression describing an import no
PermissibleValue a permissible value, accompanied by intended text and an optional mapping to ... no
TypeDefinition an element that whose instances are atomic scalar values that can be mapped t... no
AnonymousExpression An abstract parent class for any nested expression no
SchemaDefinition A collection of definitions that make up a schema or a data model no
StructuredAlias object that contains meta data about a synonym or alias including where it ca... yes
Element A named element in the model no
DimensionExpression defines one of the dimensions of an array no
AnonymousSlotExpression no
EnumBinding A binding of a slot or a class to a permissible value from an enumeration no
SubsetDefinition an element that can be used to group other metamodel elements no
UniqueKey a collection of slots whose values uniquely identify an instance of a class no
EnumDefinition an element whose instances must be drawn from a specified set of permissible ... no
TypeMapping Represents how a slot or type can be serialized to a format no
PatternExpression a regular expression pattern used to evaluate conformance of a string no
PathExpression An expression that describes an abstract path from an object to another throu... no
Definition abstract base class for core metaclasses no
ClassDefinition an element whose instances are complex objects that may have slot-value assig... no
ArrayExpression defines the dimensions of an array no
AnonymousClassExpression no
ClassRule A rule that applies to instances of a class no

Properties

Comments

  • if you wish to use uncontrolled terms or terms that lack identifiers then use the keywords element

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self dcterms:subject
native linkml:categories

LinkML Source

name: categories
description: Controlled terms used to categorize an element.
comments:
- if you wish to use uncontrolled terms or terms that lack identifiers then use the
  keywords element
in_subset:
- BasicSubset
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
rank: 1000
singular_name: category
slot_uri: dcterms:subject
alias: categories
domain_of:
- common_metadata
- structured_alias
range: uriorcurie
multivalued: true