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DBase: History, Products & Companies

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

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DBase topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Products and Companies as prominent areas in the source structure around DBase.

Related topics
74
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
80
Extracted relationships
118
Concept neighborhoods
26
Bridge connections
80

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 23 topics
History · 19 topics
File formats · 15 topics
DBase / xBase programming language · 11 topics
Reception · 5 topics
DBASE product range · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developer
Cecil Wayne Ratliff
Final release
dBASE 2019 / 2019; 7 years ago (2019)
First appeared
1979; 47 years ago (1979)
Implementation language
C
License
Proprietary
OS
Microsoft DOS Microsoft Windows

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

DBASE product range

DBase / xBase programming language

File formats

Reception

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How DBase connects Entity context

The extracted context around DBase shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, DBase → Ashton, Ashton-Tate, BASE, CP/M, Discount Software, George Tate, Hal Lashlee, Hal Pawluk, IBM, IBM PC, II, II RunTime, In, Pawluk, PC, PTDOS, Ratliff, RunTime, Software Distributors, SuperCalc Another extracted example is DBase → Along, Ashton-Tate, Borland, By, Example, Fox Software, FoxPro, FoxView, III, Introduced, IV, IV's, Luis Castro's ViewGen, Query, SQL. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

DBase

Top relations

related to Ashton-Tate · 27
DBase → Ashton, Ashton-Tate, BASE, CP/M, Discount Software, George Tate, Hal Lashlee, Hal Pawluk, IBM, IBM PC, II, II RunTime, In, Pawluk, PC, PTDOS, Ratliff, RunTime, Software Distributors, SuperCalc
related to dBase IV · 15
DBase → Along, Ashton-Tate, Borland, By, Example, Fox Software, FoxPro, FoxView, III, Introduced, IV, IV's, Luis Castro's ViewGen, Query, SQL
related to dBase, LLC products · 14
DBase → Also, Builds, CLASSIC, DOS, MS-DOS, Open, Open Source, PDF, PLUS, PRO, Requires Windows Vista, Successor, Windows, Windows-based
related to dBase III · 12
DBase → After, Although, As, By, III, In May, Lotus, PC, The, This, US, WordPerfect
related to dBase / xBase programming language · 10
DBase → For, GO, GO BOTTOM, GO TOP, REPLACE, SKIP, STORE, STR, SUBSTR, USE
related to Reception · 8
DBase → American Institute, Base, BYTE's Jerry Pournelle, Certified Public Accountants, He, July, Lotus, Vulcan
related to File formats · 7
DBase → As, ESRI, For, Microsoft, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Works, PC ArcInfo
related to Programming examples · 4
DBase → Internet, SQL, The, Today
related to External links · 2
DBase → File Format Description, Official
Developer · 1
DBase → Cecil Wayne Ratliff

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

xbase products ashton-tate language needed citation software database one programming file clipper product data foxpro microsoft ii use could iv

DBase relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 118 structured relationships around DBase. Examples in this analysis include DBase → Developer → Cecil Wayne Ratliff and DBase → Final release → dBASE 2019 / 2019; 7 years ago (2019). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DBaseDeveloperCecil Wayne Ratliff1.00infobox
DBaseFinal releasedBASE 2019 / 2019; 7 years ago (2019)1.00infobox
DBaseFirst appeared1979; 47 years ago (1979)1.00infobox
DBaseImplementation languageC1.00infobox
DBaseLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
DBaseOSMicrosoft DOS Microsoft Windows1.00infobox
DBaseParadigmImperative, declarative1.00infobox
DBaseWebsitewww.dbase.com1.00infobox
DBaseis aapplication development language and integrated navigational database management system0.90text
user-defined functionsinstance ofAshton-Tate's competitors introduced so-called clone products and compilers that had more robust programming features0.80text
the state of memory variables or tables being manipulated in other program modulesinstance ofA tenet of modular programming is that the correct execution of a program module must not be affected by external factors0.80text
LISTinstance ofDifferent commands0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around DBase bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Needed, Citation and Language. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • DBase
    • Needed
    • Citation
    • Language
    • Ii
    • Database
    • Programming
    • Iv
    • Code
    • Use
    • Data
    • Products
    • Iii
  • dbase
    • Needed
    • Citation
    • Language
    • Ii
    • Database
    • Programming
    • Iv
    • Code
    • Use
    • Data
    • Products
    • Iii
  • database management systems
    • System
    • Citation
    • Needed
    • Iv
    • Dbase
    • File
    • Data
    • Language
    • Dbf
    • Files
    • Clipper
    • One
  • database engine
    • System
    • Citation
    • Needed
    • Iv
    • Dbase
    • File
    • Data
    • Language
    • Dbf
    • Files
    • Clipper
    • One
  • programming language
    • Code
    • Language
    • Programming
    • Citation
    • Needed
    • Microsoft
    • Xbase
    • Use
    • Data
    • Tables
    • Iv
    • Companies
  • ashton-tate
    • Borland
    • Market
    • Microsoft
    • One
    • Product
    • Software
    • Early
    • Citation
    • Iii
    • Xbase
    • Iv
    • Needed
  • xbase
    • Products
    • Foxpro
    • Microsoft
    • Clipper
    • File
    • Borland
    • Language
    • Companies
    • Files
    • Citation
    • Needed
    • Product
  • assembly language
    • Programming
    • Needed
    • Microsoft
    • Citation
    • Code
    • Xbase
    • Use
    • Data
    • Companies
    • Files
    • System
    • Product

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For DBase, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects DBase with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
DBase — Overview · splits 57 ⟂ 24
DBase — History · splits 61 ⟂ 20
DBase — File formats · splits 65 ⟂ 16
DBase — DBase / xBase programming language · splits 69 ⟂ 12
DBase — Reception · splits 75 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

DBase

Nodes81
Edges80
Triples118
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024691
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around DBase to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Products & Companies, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — DBase · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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