Slot: instantiates
An element in another schema which this element instantiates.
URI: [linkml:instantiates](https://w3id.org/linkml/instantiates)
## Applicable Classes
| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Element](Element.md) | A named element in the model | no |
| [PermissibleValue](PermissibleValue.md) | a permissible value, accompanied by intended text and an optional mapping to ... | no |
| [SchemaDefinition](SchemaDefinition.md) | A collection of definitions that make up a schema or a data model | no |
| [TypeDefinition](TypeDefinition.md) | an element that whose instances are atomic scalar values that can be mapped t... | no |
| [SubsetDefinition](SubsetDefinition.md) | an element that can be used to group other metamodel elements | no |
| [Definition](Definition.md) | abstract base class for core metaclasses | no |
| [EnumDefinition](EnumDefinition.md) | an element whose instances must be drawn from a specified set of permissible ... | no |
| [SlotDefinition](SlotDefinition.md) | an element that describes how instances are related to other instances | no |
| [ClassDefinition](ClassDefinition.md) | an element whose instances are complex objects that may have slot-value assig... | no |
## Properties
### Type and Range
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Range | [Uriorcurie](Uriorcurie.md) |
| Domain | [Element](Element.md) |
| Domain Of | [Element](Element.md), [PermissibleValue](PermissibleValue.md) |
### Cardinality and Requirements
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Multivalued | Yes |
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Schema Source
* from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| --- | --- |
| self | linkml:instantiates |
| native | linkml:instantiates |
## LinkML Source
name: instantiates
description: An element in another schema which this element instantiates.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
rank: 1000
domain: element
domain_of:
- element
- permissible_value
range: uriorcurie
multivalued: true