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Summary
Name	dBASE Database
Version	III
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: x-fmt/9
Family
Classification	Database
Disclosure
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.
Orientation	Text
Byte order	Little-endian (Intel)
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	dBASE Inc.
Supported by	dBASE Inc.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	10 Oct 2003
Source description	11/2023 (v.115)- Links and specifications added to note field. Submitted by The National Library of Australia.
Last updated	15 Nov 2023
Note	http://www.dbase.com/help/Design_Tables/IDH_TABLEDES_FIELD_TYPES.htm;http://www.dbase.com/KnowledgeBase/int/db7_file_fmt.htm https://www.promotic.eu/en/pmdoc/Subsystems/Db/dBase/DbfFormat.htm