# Alias vs Indices Query vs Multi-index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alias-vs-indices-query-vs-multi-index/16318>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 12, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alias-vs-indices-query-vs-multi-index/16318 "2014-03-12T12:18:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![ansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@ansu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ansu)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alias-vs-indices-query-vs-multi-index/16318/1 "2014-03-12T12:18:15Z")

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Hi all,

I want to differentiate the three things alias,indices query and multi-index,

for example :

Alias : we can create alias for multiple index and search with name of alias  
Indices Query : here we can specify various indices and make search over them  
Multi-index : Here we also specify multiple indexes and then make seach

from my point of view,. all these three points to same things

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/alias-vs-indices-query-vs-multi-index/16318/2 "2017-07-06T01:43:49Z")

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