Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xbase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: xbase
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any programming language that derives from, or is a clone of, the dBASE system.

Etymology

Chosen to avoid lawsuits over the unauthorized use of the proprietary name dBASE. See x (“an unknown variable or placeholder”).

Questions

What does xbase mean?: Any programming language that derives from, or is a clone of, the dBASE system.
Where does xbase come from?: Chosen to avoid lawsuits over the unauthorized use of the proprietary name dBASE. See x (“an unknown variable or placeholder”).

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