# NQL syntax operators

<table><thead><tr><th width="143">Operator</th><th width="264">Definition</th><th>Examples</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>=</code></td><td>Alias operator, only supported in a compute and summarize statements.</td><td><code>num_of_devices = count()</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>|</code></td><td>Pipe operator, separator between statements. </td><td><code>devices | where name == "abc"</code></td></tr></tbody></table>