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dBase

Database Management System

dBase was one of the first database management systems for microcomputers and the most successful in its day. The dBase system included a core database engine, a query system, a forms engine, and a programming language that tied all of these components together.

Facts
Year
1979 2
Significance
It was one of the first database management systems for microcomputers and the most successful in its day. 1
Classification
License
Proprietary (Closed Source) 1
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In Field

Databases, Fields
Source Wikipedia: dBase

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1. Wikipedia: dBase
  • Body, Introduction
    dBase (also stylized dBASE) was one of the first database management systems for microcomputers and the most successful in its day.
  • Infobox: license
    Proprietary
  • In Field: Databases, Lead sentence
    dBase (also stylized dBASE) was one of the first database management systems for microcomputers and the most successful in its day.
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2. Wikidata: dBase
Wikidata Q300971, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)View the Source
DB-Engines: dBase System Properties - DB-Engines
DB-EnginesIn Group: Relational Database Management System, System properties table
Quote, In Group: Relational Database Management System, System properties table
#32 Relational DBMS
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