What is the purpose of an alias in bash?

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1. #typed
2. #typing
3. #abbreviation
4. #example
5. #shortcut
6. #alias
7. #include
8. #sequence
9. #bashrc
10. #essentially
11. #avoiding
12. #nothing
13. #replaced
14. #keyboard
15. #automatically
16. #command
17. #means