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description: Describe about Alias command
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# Column Alias

Alias is a command that you can assign temporary name to the column \
\
**Illustrates the syntax of using a column alias:**

```sql
Select first_name, last_name as surname from customer
```

The **`AS`** keyword is optional so you can omit it like this

```sql
Select first_name, last_name surname from customer
```

In case that you would like the temporary name to have the space you can use double quoete

**example**

```sql
Select first_name || ' ' || last_name surname as "full name" from customer
```

