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title = "Use expressions to manipulate data"
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aliases = ["/docs/sources/panels/query-a-data-source/use-expressions-to-manipulate-data/"]
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# Use expressions to manipulate data

Server-side expressions enable you to manipulate data returned from queries with math and other operations. Expressions create new data and do not manipulate the data returned by data sources.

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