Class: Element

a named element in the model

URI: meta:Element

Uses Mixins

• mixin: Extensible - mixin for classes that support extension
• mixin: Annotatable - mixin for classes that support annotations

Children

• Definition - base class for definitions
• EnumDefinition - List of values that constrain the range of a slot
• SchemaDefinition - a collection of subset, type, slot and class definitions
• SubsetDefinition - the name and description of a subset
• TypeDefinition - A data type definition.

Referenced by class

• SlotDefinition range _OPT Element

Attributes

Own

• aliases _0..*
  • range: String
• alt_descriptions _0..*
  • range: AltDescription
• broad mappings _0..*
  • Description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have broader meaning.
  • range: Uriorcurie
• close mappings _0..*
  • Description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have close meaning.
  • range: Uriorcurie
• comments _0..*
  • Description: notes and comments about an element intended for external consumption
  • range: String
  • in subsets: (owl)
• definition_uri _OPT
  • Description: the “native” URI of the element
  • range: Uriorcurie
• deprecated _OPT
  • Description: Description of why and when this element will no longer be used
  • range: String
• deprecated element has exact replacement _OPT
  • Description: When an element is deprecated, it can be automatically replaced by this uri or curie
  • range: Uriorcurie
• deprecated element has possible replacement _OPT
  • Description: When an element is deprecated, it can be potentially replaced by this uri or curie
  • range: Uriorcurie
• description _OPT
  • Description: a description of the element’s purpose and use
  • range: String
  • in subsets: (owl)
• exact mappings _0..*
  • Description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have identical meaning.
  • range: Uriorcurie
• examples _0..*
  • Description: example usages of an element
  • range: Example
  • in subsets: (owl)
• from_schema _OPT
  • Description: id of the schema that defined the element
  • range: Uri
• id_prefixes _0..*
  • Description: the identifier of this class or slot must begin with one of the URIs referenced by this prefix
  • range: Ncname
• imported_from _OPT
  • Description: the imports entry that this element was derived from. Empty means primary source
  • range: String
• in_subset _0..*
  • Description: used to indicate membership of a term in a defined subset of biolink terms used for a particular domain or application (e.g. the translator_minimal subset holding the minimal set of predicates used in a translator knowledge graph)
  • range: SubsetDefinition
• local_names _0..*
  • range: LocalName
• mappings _0..*
  • Description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have comparable meaning. These may include terms that are precisely equivalent, broader or narrower in meaning, or otherwise semantically related but not equivalent from a strict ontological perspective.
  • range: Uriorcurie
• name _REQ
  • Description: the unique name of the element within the context of the schema. Name is combined with the default prefix to form the globally unique subject of the target class.
  • range: String
  • in subsets: (owl)
• narrow mappings _0..*
  • Description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have narrower meaning.
  • range: Uriorcurie
• notes _0..*
  • Description: editorial notes about an element intended for internal consumption
  • range: String
  • in subsets: (owl)
• related mappings _0..*
  • Description: A list of terms from different schemas or terminology systems that have related meaning.
  • range: Uriorcurie
• see_also _0..*
  • Description: a reference
  • range: Uriorcurie
  • in subsets: (owl)
• todos _0..*
  • Description: Outstanding issue that needs resolution
  • range: String

Mixed in from annotatable:

• annotations _0..*
  • Description: a collection of tag/text tuples with the semantics of OWL Annotation
  • range: Annotation

Mixed in from extensible:

• extensions _0..*
  • Description: a tag/text tuple attached to an arbitrary element
  • range: Extension

Other properties

See also:		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_element