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+GraphQL allows you to `alias`, or rename, elements of your queries. This is built-in and trivial, but a powerful feature that is often overlooked.
+
+To alias, simply prefix the elements you wish to rename with the desired string followed by `:`, like so:
+
+```
+{
+  imaginarium:places(
+    id:"UGxhY2VUeXBlOjUxOA==, UGxhY2VUeXBlOjU0Nw==")
+  {
+    menagerie:edges {
+      dogs:node {
+        dogtag:id
+        place:name
+        favoritePizzaPlace:name
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+Which results in:
+```
+{
+  "data": {
+    "imaginarium": {
+      "menagerie": [
+        {
+          "dogs": {
+            "dogtag": "UGxhY2VUeXBlOjUxOA==",
+            "place": "Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States",
+            "favoritePizzaPlace": "Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
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