Format

dBASE Database

Summary

Name

dBASE Database

Version

V

Identifiers

PUID: x-fmt/272

Format type

Database

Description

dBase is a database management systems for microcomputers.The dBase system includes the core database engine, a query system, a forms engine, and a programming language that ties all of these components together. dBase's underlying file format, the .dbf file, is widely used in applications needing a simple format to store structured data.

File extensions

dbf

Source

Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Developed by

dBASE Inc.

Supported by

dBASE Inc.

Changelog

• Updated in V112

  Release date

  10 May 2023

  dBASE Database V: Added developer. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).

• Updated in V83

  Release date

  17 December 2015

  dBASE Database V: Added description.