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title: tickscript.compute() function
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  `tickscript.compute()` is an alias for `tickscript.select()` that changes a column’s name and
  optionally applies an aggregate or selector function.
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`tickscript.compute()` is an alias for `tickscript.select()` that changes a column’s name and
optionally applies an aggregate or selector function.



##### Function type signature

```js
(<-tables: B, as: string, ?column: A, ?fn: (<-: B, column: A) => stream[C]) => stream[D] where A: Equatable, C: Record, D: Record
```

{{% caption %}}For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0.x/function-type-signatures/).{{% /caption %}}

## Parameters

### as
({{< req >}})
New column name.



### column

Column to operate on. Default is `_value`.



### fn

Aggregate or selector function to apply.



### tables

Input data. Default is piped-forward data (`<-`).