alias

1. In the INFORMIX-4GL Interactive Debugger, an alias assigns a new command name or function key to some debugging action. The action can consist of existing debugging commands and aliases. Aliases are a convenient mechanism for executing a specific variant of a command or a list of commands.

See also command, debugging environment.

2. In the database, an alias is a synonym for a table name. It immediately follows the name of the table in an SQL statement. It can be used wherever the name of a table can be used. Aliases are often used to create short, readable names for long or external table names.

See also table.