SQLite Forum: sqlite3 seems to ignore garbage at the end of some statements.

The 'xxxxx' is a "table-alias".  You can see it at the bottom of the
"[table-or-subquery][1]"
syntax diagram shown below, right after the optional AS keyword.

![table-or-subquery](/images/syntax/table-or-subquery.gif)

[1]: https://www.sqlite.org/syntax/table-or-subquery.html