dBASE

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database management system programming language relational database management system software product

dBASE is one of the earliest and most influential database management systems for microcomputers, widely used in the 1980s for business and application development.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Borland Database Engine 1
dBASE II 1
dBASE III 1

Statements (82)

Predicate Object
instanceOf database management system ⓘ
programming language ⓘ
relational database management system ⓘ
software product ⓘ
commercial true ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Wayne Ratliff NERFINISHED ⓘ
dataModel table-based ⓘ
dataStorageModel flat-file tables with indexes ⓘ
developer Ashton-Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Borland NERFINISHED ⓘ
dBASE LLC NERFINISHED ⓘ
fileFormat .DBF ⓘ
.FRM ⓘ
.LBL ⓘ
.MDX ⓘ
.MEM ⓘ
.NDX ⓘ
.PRG ⓘ
genre xBase language family NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart dBASE command language NERFINISHED ⓘ
dBASE compiler ⓘ
dBASE runtime NERFINISHED ⓘ
forms engine ⓘ
interactive command interpreter ⓘ
report generator ⓘ
hasVersion Visual dBASE NERFINISHED ⓘ
dBASE 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ
dBASE II NERFINISHED ⓘ
dBASE III NERFINISHED ⓘ
dBASE III Plus NERFINISHED ⓘ
dBASE IV NERFINISHED ⓘ
dBASE PLUS NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1980s microcomputer era ⓘ
influenced CA-Clipper NERFINISHED ⓘ
Clipper NERFINISHED ⓘ
FoxBASE NERFINISHED ⓘ
FoxPro NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paradox NERFINISHED ⓘ
Visual FoxPro NERFINISHED ⓘ
xBase-compatible languages ⓘ
inIndustry personal computer software industry ⓘ
initialReleaseDate early 1980s ⓘ
license proprietary software ⓘ
notableFeature application development environment ⓘ
index files for fast data access ⓘ
integrated programming language ⓘ
interactive command-line interface ⓘ
macro substitution in commands ⓘ
screen and report design tools ⓘ
support for .DBF table files ⓘ
support for relational-style operations ⓘ
notableFor being one of the earliest database systems for microcomputers ⓘ
influencing the xBase language family ⓘ
widespread use in the 1980s ⓘ
operatingSystem CP/M NERFINISHED ⓘ
MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
PC DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
Windows ⓘ
originalName Vulcan NERFINISHED ⓘ
platform microcomputers ⓘ
programmingLanguage dBASE language NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports command scripts ⓘ
file-based databases ⓘ
indexed sequential access ⓘ
interactive queries ⓘ
menus ⓘ
procedural programming ⓘ
record-level operations ⓘ
relational joins via commands ⓘ
reports ⓘ
screen forms ⓘ
set-based operations ⓘ
user-defined functions ⓘ
typicalUsers consultants and developers ⓘ
independent software vendors ⓘ
small and medium-sized businesses ⓘ
usedFor business applications ⓘ
custom line-of-business software ⓘ
data entry systems ⓘ
rapid application development ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paradox → competesWith → dBASE ⓘ
Ashton-Tate → notableProduct → dBASE ⓘ
this entity surface form: dBASE II
Ashton-Tate → notableProduct → dBASE ⓘ
this entity surface form: dBASE III
Ashton-Tate → notableProduct → dBASE ⓘ
this entity surface form: dBASE IV
Ashton-Tate → notableWork → dBASE ⓘ
TQuery → partOf → dBASE ⓘ
this entity surface form: Borland Database Engine
Ashton-Tate → product → dBASE ⓘ
Osborne 1 → softwareBundle → dBASE ⓘ
this entity surface form: dBase II (in later bundles)