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Slot: description

A human-readable description.

URI: [oscal:description](https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal/description) ## Applicable Classes | Name | Description | Modifies Slot | | --- | --- | --- | | [Role](Role.md) | Defines a function, which might be assigned to a party in a specific situatio... | no | | [Resource](Resource.md) | A resource associated with content in the containing document instance | yes | | [ParameterConstraint](ParameterConstraint.md) | A formal or informal expression of a constraint or test | yes | | [ReviewedControls](ReviewedControls.md) | Identifies the controls being assessed and their control objectives | no | | [ControlSelection](ControlSelection.md) | Identifies the controls being assessed | no | | [ControlObjectiveSelection](ControlObjectiveSelection.md) | Identifies the control objectives of the assessment | no | | [AssessmentSubject](AssessmentSubject.md) | Identifies system elements being assessed, such as components, inventory item... | no | | [AssessmentSubjectPlaceholder](AssessmentSubjectPlaceholder.md) | Used when the assessment subjects will be determined as part of one or more o... | no | | [LocalObjective](LocalObjective.md) | A local definition of a control objective for this assessment | no | | [AssessmentMethod](AssessmentMethod.md) | A local definition of a control objective | no | | [Activity](Activity.md) | Identifies an assessment or related process that can be performed | yes | | [Step](Step.md) | Identifies an individual step in a series of steps related to an activity, su... | yes | | [Task](Task.md) | Represents a scheduled event or milestone, which may be associated with a ser... | no | | [SystemComponent](SystemComponent.md) | A defined component that can be part of an implemented system | yes | | [SystemUser](SystemUser.md) | A type of user that interacts with the system based on an associated role | no | | [AuthorizedPrivilege](AuthorizedPrivilege.md) | Identifies a specific system privilege held by the user, along with an associ... | no | | [InventoryItem](InventoryItem.md) | A single managed inventory item within the system | yes | | [Observation](Observation.md) | Describes an individual observation | yes | | [RelevantEvidence](RelevantEvidence.md) | Links this observation to relevant evidence | yes | | [Finding](Finding.md) | Describes an individual finding | yes | | [FindingTarget](FindingTarget.md) | Captures an assessor's conclusions regarding the degree to which an objective... | no | | [Risk](Risk.md) | An identified risk | yes | | [MitigatingFactor](MitigatingFactor.md) | Describes an existing mitigating factor that may affect the overall determina... | yes | | [Response](Response.md) | Describes either recommended or an actual plan for addressing the risk | yes | | [RequiredAsset](RequiredAsset.md) | Identifies an asset required to achieve remediation | yes | | [RiskLogEntry](RiskLogEntry.md) | Identifies an individual risk response that occurred as part of managing an i... | no | | [SystemCharacteristics](SystemCharacteristics.md) | Contains the characteristics of the system, such as its name, purpose, and se... | yes | | [InformationType](InformationType.md) | Contains details about one information type that is stored, processed, or tra... | yes | | [AuthorizationBoundary](AuthorizationBoundary.md) | A description of this system's authorization boundary, optionally supplemente... | yes | | [Diagram](Diagram.md) | A graphic that provides a visual representation the system, or some aspect of... | no | | [NetworkArchitecture](NetworkArchitecture.md) | A description of the system's network architecture, optionally supplemented w... | yes | | [DataFlow](DataFlow.md) | A description of the logical flow of information within the system and across... | yes | | [SspControlImplementation](SspControlImplementation.md) | Describes how the system satisfies a set of controls | yes | | [ByComponent](ByComponent.md) | Defines how the referenced component implements a set of controls | yes | | [Export](Export.md) | Defines a set of control implementations that are provided as reference imple... | no | | [ProvidedControlImplementation](ProvidedControlImplementation.md) | Describes a capability which may be inherited by a leveraging system | yes | | [ControlResponsibility](ControlResponsibility.md) | Describes a control implementation responsibility imposed on a leveraging sys... | yes | | [InheritedControlImplementation](InheritedControlImplementation.md) | Describes a control implementation inherited by a leveraging system | yes | | [SatisfiedControlImplementation](SatisfiedControlImplementation.md) | Describes how this system satisfies a responsibility imposed by a leveraged s... | yes | | [Result](Result.md) | Identifies all of the assessment observations and findings, initial and resid... | yes | | [AssessmentLogEntry](AssessmentLogEntry.md) | Identifies the result of an action and/or task that occurred as part of execu... | no | | [DefinedComponent](DefinedComponent.md) | A defined component that can be part of an implemented system | yes | | [Capability](Capability.md) | A grouping of other components and/or capabilities | yes | | [IncorporatesComponent](IncorporatesComponent.md) | The collection of components comprising a capability | yes | | [ControlImplementationSet](ControlImplementationSet.md) | Defines how the component or capability supports a set of controls | yes | | [ImplementedRequirement](ImplementedRequirement.md) | Describes how the containing component or capability implements an individual... | yes | | [ImplementedControlStatement](ImplementedControlStatement.md) | Identifies which statements within a control are addressed | yes | | [QualifierItem](QualifierItem.md) | A qualifier describing requirements or incompatibilities | yes | | [PoamItem](PoamItem.md) | Describes an individual POA&M item | yes | | [SspSystemComponent](SspSystemComponent.md) | SSP-scoped system component with allows-authenticated-scan property typing | no | | [SspInventoryItem](SspInventoryItem.md) | SSP-scoped inventory item with allows-authenticated-scan property typing | no | ## Properties ### Type and Range | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Range | [MarkupMultilineType](MarkupMultilineType.md) | | Domain Of | [Role](Role.md), [Resource](Resource.md), [ParameterConstraint](ParameterConstraint.md), [ReviewedControls](ReviewedControls.md), [ControlSelection](ControlSelection.md), [ControlObjectiveSelection](ControlObjectiveSelection.md), [AssessmentSubject](AssessmentSubject.md), [AssessmentSubjectPlaceholder](AssessmentSubjectPlaceholder.md), [LocalObjective](LocalObjective.md), [AssessmentMethod](AssessmentMethod.md), [Activity](Activity.md), [Step](Step.md), [Task](Task.md), [SystemComponent](SystemComponent.md), [SystemUser](SystemUser.md), [AuthorizedPrivilege](AuthorizedPrivilege.md), [InventoryItem](InventoryItem.md), [Observation](Observation.md), [RelevantEvidence](RelevantEvidence.md), [Finding](Finding.md), [FindingTarget](FindingTarget.md), [Risk](Risk.md), [MitigatingFactor](MitigatingFactor.md), [Response](Response.md), [RequiredAsset](RequiredAsset.md), [RiskLogEntry](RiskLogEntry.md), [SystemCharacteristics](SystemCharacteristics.md), [InformationType](InformationType.md), [AuthorizationBoundary](AuthorizationBoundary.md), [Diagram](Diagram.md), [NetworkArchitecture](NetworkArchitecture.md), [DataFlow](DataFlow.md), [SspControlImplementation](SspControlImplementation.md), [ByComponent](ByComponent.md), [Export](Export.md), [ProvidedControlImplementation](ProvidedControlImplementation.md), [ControlResponsibility](ControlResponsibility.md), [InheritedControlImplementation](InheritedControlImplementation.md), [SatisfiedControlImplementation](SatisfiedControlImplementation.md), [Result](Result.md), [AssessmentLogEntry](AssessmentLogEntry.md), [DefinedComponent](DefinedComponent.md), [Capability](Capability.md), [IncorporatesComponent](IncorporatesComponent.md), [ControlImplementationSet](ControlImplementationSet.md), [ImplementedRequirement](ImplementedRequirement.md), [ImplementedControlStatement](ImplementedControlStatement.md), [QualifierItem](QualifierItem.md), [PoamItem](PoamItem.md) | ### Cardinality and Requirements | Property | Value | | --- | --- | ## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Schema Source * from schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal ## Mappings | Mapping Type | Mapped Value | | --- | --- | | self | oscal:description | | native | oscal:description | ## LinkML Source 
name: description
description: A human-readable description.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
rank: 1000
domain_of:
- Role
- Resource
- ParameterConstraint
- ReviewedControls
- ControlSelection
- ControlObjectiveSelection
- AssessmentSubject
- AssessmentSubjectPlaceholder
- LocalObjective
- AssessmentMethod
- Activity
- Step
- Task
- SystemComponent
- SystemUser
- AuthorizedPrivilege
- InventoryItem
- Observation
- RelevantEvidence
- Finding
- FindingTarget
- Risk
- MitigatingFactor
- Response
- RequiredAsset
- RiskLogEntry
- SystemCharacteristics
- InformationType
- AuthorizationBoundary
- Diagram
- NetworkArchitecture
- DataFlow
- SspControlImplementation
- ByComponent
- Export
- ProvidedControlImplementation
- ControlResponsibility
- InheritedControlImplementation
- SatisfiedControlImplementation
- Result
- AssessmentLogEntry
- DefinedComponent
- Capability
- IncorporatesComponent
- ControlImplementationSet
- ImplementedRequirement
- ImplementedControlStatement
- QualifierItem
- PoamItem
range: MarkupMultilineType