xBase language

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database-oriented programming language programming language family

xBase language is a family of database-oriented programming languages derived from dBASE, widely used in the 1980s and 1990s for developing desktop database applications.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
FoxPro	2
xBase language canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7421351 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: xBase language
Context triple: [Ashton-Tate, coreTechnology, xBase language]

A. Liberty BASIC
Liberty BASIC is an easy-to-use, Windows-focused implementation of the BASIC programming language designed for beginners and hobbyist developers to create simple applications.
B. BASICs
BASICs are the key safety performance measures used by the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to evaluate and monitor motor carriers and drivers under its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
C. PowerBASIC
PowerBASIC is a commercial BASIC compiler for DOS and Windows known for generating fast native code and offering extensive low-level programming capabilities.
D. QuickBASIC
QuickBASIC is an integrated development environment and compiler for the BASIC programming language created by Microsoft, popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s for learning programming and developing DOS applications.
E. InterBase
InterBase is a lightweight, cross-platform relational database management system known for its small footprint, embedded deployment capabilities, and support for SQL-based applications.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: xBase language
Target entity description: xBase language is a family of database-oriented programming languages derived from dBASE, widely used in the 1980s and 1990s for developing desktop database applications.

A. Liberty BASIC
Liberty BASIC is an easy-to-use, Windows-focused implementation of the BASIC programming language designed for beginners and hobbyist developers to create simple applications.
B. BASICs
BASICs are the key safety performance measures used by the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to evaluate and monitor motor carriers and drivers under its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.
C. PowerBASIC
PowerBASIC is a commercial BASIC compiler for DOS and Windows known for generating fast native code and offering extensive low-level programming capabilities.
D. QuickBASIC
QuickBASIC is an integrated development environment and compiler for the BASIC programming language created by Microsoft, popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s for learning programming and developing DOS applications.
E. InterBase
InterBase is a lightweight, cross-platform relational database management system known for its small footprint, embedded deployment capabilities, and support for SQL-based applications.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	database-oriented programming language ⓘ programming language family ⓘ
characterEncoding	primarily ASCII in early implementations ⓘ
dataModel	flat file tables ⓘ
derivedFrom	dBASE ⓘ
executionModel	compiled (in some implementations) ⓘ interpreted ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	xBase language ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	highly tied to DBF file format ⓘ many dialects and variants ⓘ used for rapid application development of database apps ⓘ
hasCommunity	xBase developers ⓘ
hasFeature	array data type ⓘ built-in query capabilities ⓘ control structures (IF, DO WHILE, FOR) ⓘ date handling functions ⓘ dynamic typing ⓘ file I/O functions ⓘ forms-based user interfaces ⓘ index files for data access ⓘ integrated database engine ⓘ interactive command line interface ⓘ late binding of variables ⓘ macro substitution ⓘ numeric processing functions ⓘ procedures and functions ⓘ record-oriented processing ⓘ report generation ⓘ string manipulation functions ⓘ table-based data storage ⓘ
hasNotableImplementation	Alaska Xbase++ ⓘ CA-Clipper ⓘ CA-Visual Objects ⓘ Clipper ⓘ FlagShip ⓘ FoxPro ⓘ linked to: Visual FoxPro Harbour ⓘ Visual FoxPro ⓘ dBASE ⓘ dBASE Plus ⓘ linked to: dBASE xHarbour ⓘ
hasStandardizationStatus	not formally standardized across all dialects ⓘ
influenced	Alaska Xbase++ ⓘ CA-Visual Objects ⓘ Clipper ⓘ FlagShip ⓘ Harbour ⓘ Visual FoxPro ⓘ dBASE for Windows ⓘ linked to: dBASE xHarbour ⓘ
influencedBy	dBASE III ⓘ linked to: dBASE dBASE IV ⓘ linked to: dBASE
primaryDomain	desktop database applications ⓘ
programmingParadigm	procedural programming ⓘ
supportsEnvironment	MS-DOS ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ Windows ⓘ
supportsIndexType	compound indexes (in later variants) ⓘ single-key indexes ⓘ
typicalDataFileExtension	.dbf ⓘ
typicalFileExtension	.prg ⓘ
typicalIndexFileExtension	.cdx ⓘ .ndx ⓘ
typicalUse	business information systems ⓘ custom line-of-business applications ⓘ data entry applications ⓘ inventory management software ⓘ small business accounting software ⓘ
wasWidelyUsedInDecade	1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ashton-Tate → coreTechnology → xBase language ⓘ

Paradox → competesWith → FoxPro ⓘ

linked to: xBase language

dBASE → influenced → FoxPro ⓘ