Slot: slot_usage

the refinement of a slot in the context of the containing class definition.

URI: [linkml:slot_usage](https://w3id.org/linkml/slot_usage) ## 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) * [BasicSubset](BasicSubset.md) ## Comments * Many slots may be reused across different classes, but the meaning of the slot may be refined by context. For example, a generic association model may use slots subject/predicate/object with generic semantics and minimal constraints. When this is subclasses, e.g. to disease-phenotype associations then slot usage may specify both local naming (e.g. subject=disease) and local constraints ## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Administrative Metadata **Rank:** 23 ### Schema Source * from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta ## Mappings | Mapping Type | Mapped Value | | --- | --- | | self | linkml:slot_usage | | native | linkml:slot_usage | ## LinkML Source

name: slot_usage
description: the refinement of a slot in the context of the containing class definition.
comments:
- Many slots may be reused across different classes, but the meaning of the slot may
  be refined by context. For example, a generic association model may use slots subject/predicate/object
  with generic semantics and minimal constraints. When this is subclasses, e.g. to
  disease-phenotype associations then slot usage may specify both local naming (e.g.
  subject=disease) and local constraints
in_subset:
- SpecificationSubset
- BasicSubset
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
rank: 23
domain: class_definition
domain_of:
- class_definition
range: slot_definition
multivalued: true
inlined: true