What happens to the original field name when a field alias is created?

The correct answer is A. The original field name is not affected by the creation of a field alias. Creating a field alias in Splunk does not modify or remove the original field. Instead, the alias allows the same data to be accessed using a different field name without affecting the original

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AThe original field name is not affected by the creation of a field alias.
BThe original field name is replaced by the field alias within the index.
CThe original field name is italicized to indicate that it is not an alias.
DThe original field name still exists in the index but is not visible to the user at search time.

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A
91% (31)
B
3% (1)
D
6% (2)

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Creating a field alias in Splunk does not modify or remove the original field. Instead, the alias allows the same data to be accessed using a different field name without affecting the original

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