# Slot: description



URI: [mappingrules:description](https://w3id.org/oak/mapping-rules-datamodel/description)



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## Applicable Classes

| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Synonymizer](Synonymizer.md) | Specification of a rule for generating a synonym or alternate lexical element |  no  |
| [MappingRule](MappingRule.md) | An individual mapping rule, if preconditions match the postconditions are app... |  no  |







## Properties

* Range: [String](String.md)





## Identifier and Mapping Information








## Mappings

| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| ---  | ---  |
| self | mappingrules:description |
| native | mappingrules:description |




## LinkML Source

<details>
```yaml
name: description
alias: description
domain_of:
- MappingRule
- Synonymizer
range: string

```
</details>