Slot: description

Narrative description of the entity.

URI: dct:description Alias: description

Applicable Classes

Name	Description	Modifies Slot
Weakness	Canonical CWE weakness record (WeaknessType in XSD)	yes
DetectionMethod	A method that may be employed to detect a weakness, with effectiveness (Detec...	yes
AlternateTerm	Another name by which this weakness may be known (AlternateTermsType/Alternat...	no
WeaknessOrdinality	Potential ordering relationship with other weaknesses (WeaknessOrdinalitiesTy...	yes
Audience	A target stakeholder group for a CWE view or category (AudienceType/Stakehold...	no
PotentialMitigation	A potential mitigation for a weakness (PotentialMitigationsType/Mitigation in...	yes
ObservedExample	A reference to a real-world instance of a weakness, typically a CVE (Observed...	yes

Properties

Type and Range

Property	Value
Range	String
Domain Of	Weakness, WeaknessOrdinality, AlternateTerm, DetectionMethod, PotentialMitigation, ObservedExample, Audience
Slot URI	dct:description

Cardinality and Requirements

Property	Value

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/cwe

Mappings

Mapping Type	Mapped Value
self	dct:description
native	cwe:description
exact	schema:description

LinkML Source

name: description
description: Narrative description of the entity.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/cwe
exact_mappings:
- schema:description
rank: 1000
slot_uri: dct:description
alias: description
domain_of:
- Weakness
- WeaknessOrdinality
- AlternateTerm
- DetectionMethod
- PotentialMitigation
- ObservedExample
- Audience
range: string