Slot: role

a textual descriptor that indicates the role played by the slot range

URI: linkml:role Alias: role

Applicable Classes

Name	Description	Modifies Slot
SlotDefinition	an element that describes how instances are related to other instances	no

Properties

Type and Range

Property	Value
Range	String
Domain	SlotDefinition
Domain Of	SlotDefinition

Cardinality and Requirements

Property	Value
### Slot Characteristics

Property	Value
Inherited	Yes

Comments

• the primary use case for this slot is to provide a textual descriptor of a generic slot name when used in the context of a more specific class

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

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

Mappings

Mapping Type	Mapped Value
self	linkml:role
native	linkml:role

LinkML Source

name: role
description: a textual descriptor that indicates the role played by the slot range
comments:
- the primary use case for this slot is to provide a textual descriptor of a generic
  slot name when used in the context of a more specific class
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
rank: 1000
domain: slot_definition
inherited: true
alias: role
domain_of:
- slot_definition
range: string