.dbf
2 claimants
1 primary
0 secondary
unambiguous primary
SWH popularity
Distinct files in the full Software Heritage archive (2026-06-04 export), dated by first appearance, following Desmazières, Di Cosmo, Lorentz (MSR 2025). Case-aggregated. citation.
1.1M
total files
468.9K
first seen 2021–2025 (41.0%)
2020
median year (half its files since)
Case variants in archive: .dbf (1.0M), .DBF (117.6K), .Dbf (601), .dbF (9), .DBf (7), .DbF (5), .dBF (1) — aggregated above.
Attribution status
This extension is attributed to shapefile as primary by 1 authoritative claim.
Authoritative sources: ✗ Linguist · no claim ✗ Pygments · no claim ✓ Wikidata · Q278934 ✗ Wikipedia · no claim
Claimants (2)
Languages that list
.dbf among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| shapefile | wikidata | primary |
| dBase | heuristic:wikidata_keyword_pl_shape | proposed |
Wikidata says… (19)
File formats, image formats, audio codecs and other non-PL
entities that claim
.dbf on Wikidata
(property P1195) or in the Wikipedia infobox.
Source: data/derived/external_extension_index.csv.
Click Use as new PL on any row to open the
Add-PL form pre-filled with that entry's name, Wikipedia/Wikidata
URL, and this extension — one submission creates the PL + claim.
| Format | Class (Wikidata P31) | Suggested label | MIME | Notes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dBase Q300971 database management system | database management system | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| dBASE Table File Format Family Q16545707 dBASE database file format family | file format family | — | application/dbase; application/dbf | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| shapefile Q278934 package of file formats which together define geographic features | file format; data pack | — | application/vnd.dbf; application/vnd.shp; application/vnd.shx | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
SWH-mined examples (0)
No archived examples for .dbf in our local mirror yet.