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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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Explore the main themes, entities and connections around DBase. Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.
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High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.
Browse the full topic structure. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.
Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.
See the strongest relationship patterns around the current topic before diving into the raw triples.
Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBase | Developer | Cecil Wayne Ratliff | 1.00 | infobox |
| DBase | Final release | dBASE 2019 / 2019; 7 years ago (2019) | 1.00 | infobox |
| DBase | First appeared | 1979; 47 years ago (1979) | 1.00 | infobox |
| DBase | Implementation language | C | 1.00 | infobox |
| DBase | License | Proprietary | 1.00 | infobox |
| DBase | OS | Microsoft DOS Microsoft Windows | 1.00 | infobox |
| DBase | Paradigm | Imperative, declarative | 1.00 | infobox |
| DBase | Website | www.dbase.com | 1.00 | infobox |
| DBase | is a | application development language and integrated navigational database management system | 0.90 | text |
| user-defined functions | instance of | Ashton-Tate's competitors introduced so-called clone products and compilers that had more robust programming features | 0.80 | text |
| the state of memory variables or tables being manipulated in other program modules | instance of | A tenet of modular programming is that the correct execution of a program module must not be affected by external factors | 0.80 | text |
| LIST | instance of | Different commands | 0.80 | text |
These clusters group vocabulary that occurs around closely connected concepts in the source material.
Bridges can reveal useful research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list of related terms.