Slot: slots
collection of slot names that are applicable to a class
URI: [linkml:slots](https://w3id.org/linkml/slots)
## 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
* the list of applicable slots is inherited from parent classes
* This defines the set of slots that are allowed to be used for a given class. The final list of slots for a class is the combination of the parent (is a) slots, mixins slots, apply to slots minus the slot usage entries.
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Administrative Metadata
**Rank:** 19
### Schema Source
* from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| --- | --- |
| self | linkml:slots |
| native | linkml:slots |
## LinkML Source
name: slots
description: collection of slot names that are applicable to a class
comments:
- the list of applicable slots is inherited from parent classes
- This defines the set of slots that are allowed to be used for a given class. The
final list of slots for a class is the combination of the parent (is a) slots, mixins
slots, apply to slots minus the slot usage entries.
in_subset:
- SpecificationSubset
- BasicSubset
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
rank: 19
domain: class_definition
domain_of:
- class_definition
range: slot_definition
multivalued: true