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Also known as Adaptable DAta BAse System

Adabas, a contraction of "adaptable database system", is a database package that was developed by Software AG to run on IBM mainframes. It was launched in 1971 as a non-relational database. As of 2019, Adabas is marketed for use on a wider range of platforms, including Linux, Unix, and Windows.

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • 4GL support
  • Non-relational
  • Hardware zIIP boost
  • Adabas data model
  • Example of Natural program running against Adabas
  • Natural (4GL)
  • About Natural
  • Language features
  • The system file
  • Programs
  • Related products
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Adabas, a contraction of "adaptable database system", is a database package that was developed by Software AG to run on IBM mainframes. It was launched in 1971 as a non-relational database. As of 2019, Adabas is marketed for use on a wider range of platforms, including Linux, Unix, and Windows.

Adabas can store multiple data relationships in the same table.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ADABAS” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.