Slot: categories

Controlled terms used to categorize an element.

Applicable Classes

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

Properties

Range: Uriorcurie
Multivalued: True

Comments

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

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta

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
multivalued: true
alias: categories
domain_of:
- common_metadata
- structured_alias
range: uriorcurie