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SQL • LESSON 38

Column Aliases

How can we give a SQL result column a clearer name?

Beginner2 Minutes510 XP
🤔 THE QUESTION

How can we give a SQL result column a clearer name?

💡 WHAT IS IT?

The AS keyword renames output columns in the query result without changing the underlying table schema.

🎯 WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Improving report readability, standardizing naming conventions, disambiguating identical column names.

💻 EXAMPLE
SELECT
name AS employee_name,
salary AS annual_salary
FROM employees;

🎯 Mission Objectives

Practice typing production-grade SQL code for Column Aliases.

  • AS keyword
  • Column aliasing
  • Readable outputs
  • Clean SQL formatting