Slot: mixins

A collection of secondary parent classes or slots from which inheritable metaslots are propagated from.

URI: [linkml:mixins](https://w3id.org/linkml/mixins) ## Applicable Classes | Name | Description | Modifies Slot | | --- | --- | --- | | [Definition](Definition.md) | abstract base class for core metaclasses | no | | [PermissibleValue](PermissibleValue.md) | a permissible value, accompanied by intended text and an optional mapping to ... | yes | | [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 | yes | | [ClassDefinition](ClassDefinition.md) | an element whose instances are complex objects that may have slot-value assig... | yes | ## Properties ### Type and Range | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Range | [Definition](Definition.md) | | Domain Of | [Definition](Definition.md), [PermissibleValue](PermissibleValue.md) | ### Cardinality and Requirements | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Multivalued | Yes | ## In Subsets * [SpecificationSubset](SpecificationSubset.md) * [BasicSubset](BasicSubset.md) * [ObjectOrientedProfile](ObjectOrientedProfile.md) * [OwlProfile](OwlProfile.md) ## Aliases * traits ## Comments * mixins act in the same way as parents (is_a). They allow a model to have a primary strict hierarchy, while keeping the benefits of multiple inheritance ## See Also * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixin) ## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Administrative Metadata **Rank:** 13 ### Schema Source * from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta ## Mappings | Mapping Type | Mapped Value | | --- | --- | | self | linkml:mixins | | native | linkml:mixins | ## LinkML Source

name: mixins
description: A collection of secondary parent classes or slots from which inheritable
  metaslots are propagated from.
comments:
- mixins act in the same way as parents (is_a). They allow a model to have a primary
  strict hierarchy, while keeping the benefits of multiple inheritance
in_subset:
- SpecificationSubset
- BasicSubset
- ObjectOrientedProfile
- OwlProfile
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
see_also:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixin
aliases:
- traits
rank: 13
domain_of:
- definition
- permissible_value
range: definition
multivalued: true