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SELECT <column-list> FROM <table> AS <new name>

The table name or column name returned by SELECT command can be renamed to other name with the AS operator.

Table: Orders
OrderID Customer Employee Order Date ShippedVia Freight ShipCountry
10248 Wilman Kala Buchanan, Steven 04-07-1996 Federal Shipping $32.38 France
10249 Hanari Carnes Peacock, Margaret 08-07-1996 United Package $65.83 Brazil
10250 Hanari Carnes Leverling, Janet 08-Jul-1996 United Package $58.17 Brazil
10251 Chop-suey Chinese Buchanan, Steven 11-Jul-1996 United Package $22.98 Switzerland
10252 Richter Supermarkt Dodsworth, Anne 12-Jul-1996 Federal Express $148.33 Switzerland

SELECT Customer, Employee, Freight, ShipCountry AS Country FROM Orders

The above SQL statement renames the column name ShipCountry to Country as shown in Resultset1 below.

Resultset1
Customer Employee Freight Country
Wilman Kala Buchanan, Steven 32.38 France
Hanari Carnes Peacock, Margaret 65.83 Brazil
Hanari Carnes Leverling, Janet 58.17 Brazil
Chop-suey Chinese Buchanan, Steven 22.98 Switzerland
Richter Supermarkt Dodsworth, Anne 148.33 Switzerland
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