Slot: name

the unique name of the element within the context of the schema. Name is combined with the default prefix to form the globally unique subject of the target class.

URI: [rdfs:label](http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label) ## Applicable Classes | Name | Description | Modifies Slot | | --- | --- | --- | | [Element](Element.md) | A named element in the model | no | | [SchemaDefinition](SchemaDefinition.md) | A collection of definitions that make up a schema or a data model | yes | | [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 | [String](String.md) | | Domain | [Element](Element.md) | | Domain Of | [Element](Element.md) | | Slot URI | [rdfs:label](http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label) | ### Cardinality and Requirements | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Required | Yes | ### Slot Characteristics | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Identifier | Yes | ## In Subsets * [SpecificationSubset](SpecificationSubset.md) * [OwlProfile](OwlProfile.md) * [MinimalSubset](MinimalSubset.md) * [BasicSubset](BasicSubset.md) * [RelationalModelProfile](RelationalModelProfile.md) * [ObjectOrientedProfile](ObjectOrientedProfile.md) ## Aliases * short name * unique name ## See Also * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_element_name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_element_name) * [https://linkml.io/linkml/faq/modeling.html#why-are-my-class-names-translated-to-camelcase](https://linkml.io/linkml/faq/modeling.html#why-are-my-class-names-translated-to-camelcase) ## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Administrative Metadata **Rank:** 1 ### Schema Source * from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta ## Mappings | Mapping Type | Mapped Value | | --- | --- | | self | rdfs:label | | native | linkml:name | | exact | schema:name | ## LinkML Source

name: name
description: the unique name of the element within the context of the schema.  Name
  is combined with the default prefix to form the globally unique subject of the target
  class.
in_subset:
- SpecificationSubset
- OwlProfile
- MinimalSubset
- BasicSubset
- RelationalModelProfile
- ObjectOrientedProfile
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
see_also:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_element_name
- https://linkml.io/linkml/faq/modeling.html#why-are-my-class-names-translated-to-camelcase
aliases:
- short name
- unique name
exact_mappings:
- schema:name
rank: 1
domain: element
slot_uri: rdfs:label
identifier: true
domain_of:
- element
range: string
required: true