404 dBASE Database V Database 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. Text 1 Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives 02 Aug 2005 09 May 2023 x-fmt/272 PUID dbf File extension