Database file created by SQLBase, an embedded database solution for business applications; stores structured data and tracks changes to the data in a ".log" file; often used for storing data for small desktop programs or mobile applications.
Three-dimensional mesh file created by GAMBIT, a modeling program often used with the FLUENT computational fluid dynamics (CFD) program; stores the 3D geometry of an object used in fluid flow calculations; can be used for studying the flow of water and air around structures.
The DBS file extension is used for SQL Structured Query Language database command files. SQL is a Structured Query Language, and pronounced either see-kwell or as separate letters. SQL is a standardized query language for requesting information from a database. The original version called SEQUEL (structured English query language) was designed by an IBM research center in 1974 and 1975. SQL was first introduced as a commercial database system in 1979 by Oracle Corporation. Historically, SQL has been the favorite query language for database management systems running on minicomputers and mainframes. Increasingly, however, SQL is being supported by PC database systems because it supports distributed databases (databases that are spread out over several computer systems). This enables several users on a local-area network to access the same database simultaneously.