Slot: source_ontology
An ontology or vocabulary or terminology that is used in a query to obtain a set of permissible values
URI: [linkml:source_ontology](https://w3id.org/linkml/source_ontology)
## Applicable Classes
| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [MatchQuery](MatchQuery.md) | A query that is used on an enum expression to dynamically obtain a set of per... | no |
| [ReachabilityQuery](ReachabilityQuery.md) | A query that is used on an enum expression to dynamically obtain a set of per... | no |
## Properties
### Type and Range
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Range | [Uriorcurie](Uriorcurie.md) |
| Domain Of | [MatchQuery](MatchQuery.md), [ReachabilityQuery](ReachabilityQuery.md) |
### Cardinality and Requirements
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
## In Subsets
* [SpecificationSubset](SpecificationSubset.md)
## Aliases
* terminology
* vocabulary
## Comments
* examples include schema.org, wikidata, or an OBO ontology
* for obo ontologies we recommend CURIEs of the form obo:cl, obo:envo, etc
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Schema Source
* from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| --- | --- |
| self | linkml:source_ontology |
| native | linkml:source_ontology |
## LinkML Source
name: source_ontology
description: An ontology or vocabulary or terminology that is used in a query to obtain
a set of permissible values
comments:
- examples include schema.org, wikidata, or an OBO ontology
- for obo ontologies we recommend CURIEs of the form obo:cl, obo:envo, etc
in_subset:
- SpecificationSubset
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
aliases:
- terminology
- vocabulary
rank: 1000
domain_of:
- match_query
- reachability_query
range: uriorcurie