Visual FoxPro, the Glossary
Visual FoxPro is a programming language that was developed by Microsoft.[1]
Table of Contents
46 relations: Application framework, Azure DevOps Server, Clipper (programming language), CodePlex, Commercial software, Component Object Model, Database, Database-centric architecture, DBase, DOS, Dynamic programming language, End-user license agreement, English language, FoxPro, Grassroots, Harbour (programming language), IA-32, Integrated development environment, Linux, Mac operating systems, Method (computer programming), Microsoft, Microsoft .NET strategy, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Windows, Middleware, Object-oriented programming, Open-source software, Procedural programming, Programming language, Proprietary software, Rich client, Sedna (dwarf planet), Shared Source Initiative, SQL, TIOBE index, Unix, Visual Objects, Web application, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Wine (software), XBase, XBase++, .NET Framework.
- 1984 software
- Data-centric programming languages
- Desktop database application development tools
- Discontinued Microsoft development tools
- Fourth-generation programming languages
- Microsoft database software
- Microsoft development tools
- Microsoft programming languages
- Multi-paradigm programming languages
- Programming languages created in 1984
- Table-oriented programming
- XBase programming language family
Application framework
In computer programming, an application framework consists of a software framework used by software developers to implement the standard structure of application software.
See Visual FoxPro and Application framework
Azure DevOps Server
Azure DevOps Server, formerly known as Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Visual Studio Team System (VSTS), is a Microsoft product that provides version control (either with Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) or Git), reporting, requirements management, project management (for both agile software development and waterfall teams), automated builds, testing and release management capabilities.
See Visual FoxPro and Azure DevOps Server
Clipper (programming language)
Clipper is an xBase compiler that implements a variant of the xBase computer programming language. Visual FoxPro and Clipper (programming language) are Fourth-generation programming languages, high-level programming languages, programming languages, Table-oriented programming and xBase programming language family.
See Visual FoxPro and Clipper (programming language)
CodePlex
CodePlex was a forge website by Microsoft.
See Visual FoxPro and CodePlex
Commercial software
Commercial software, or seldom payware, is a computer software that is produced for sale or that serves commercial purposes.
See Visual FoxPro and Commercial software
Component Object Model
Component Object Model (COM) is a binary-interface technology for software components from Microsoft that enables using objects in a language-neutral way between different programming languages, programming contexts, processes and machines.
See Visual FoxPro and Component Object Model
Database
In computing, a database is an organized collection of data or a type of data store based on the use of a database management system (DBMS), the software that interacts with end users, applications, and the database itself to capture and analyze the data.
See Visual FoxPro and Database
Database-centric architecture
Database-centric Architecture or data-centric architecture has several distinct meanings, generally relating to software architectures in which databases play a crucial role.
See Visual FoxPro and Database-centric architecture
DBase
| influenced. Visual FoxPro and DBase are Desktop database application development tools, Table-oriented programming and xBase programming language family.
DOS
DOS is a family of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers.
Dynamic programming language
In computer science, a dynamic programming language is a class of high-level programming languages which at runtime execute many common programming behaviours that static programming languages perform during compilation.
See Visual FoxPro and Dynamic programming language
End-user license agreement
An end-user license agreement or EULA is a legal contract between a software supplier and a customer or end-user.
See Visual FoxPro and End-user license agreement
English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
See Visual FoxPro and English language
FoxPro
FoxPro was a text-based procedurally oriented programming language and database management system (DBMS), and it was also an object-oriented programming language, originally published by Fox Software and later by Microsoft, for MS-DOS, Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX. Visual FoxPro and FoxPro are 1984 software, data-centric programming languages, Fourth-generation programming languages, Microsoft database software, Microsoft development tools, procedural programming languages, Table-oriented programming and xBase programming language family.
Grassroots
A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or economic movement.
See Visual FoxPro and Grassroots
Harbour (programming language)
Harbour is a computer programming language, primarily used to create database/business programs. Visual FoxPro and Harbour (programming language) are Fourth-generation programming languages, high-level programming languages, multi-paradigm programming languages, procedural programming languages, Table-oriented programming and xBase programming language family.
See Visual FoxPro and Harbour (programming language)
IA-32
IA-32 (short for "Intel Architecture, 32-bit", commonly called i386) is the 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture, designed by Intel and first implemented in the 80386 microprocessor in 1985.
Integrated development environment
An integrated development environment (IDE) is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities for software development.
See Visual FoxPro and Integrated development environment
Linux
Linux is both an open-source Unix-like kernel and a generic name for a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds.
Mac operating systems
Mac operating systems were developed by Apple Inc. in a succession of two major series.
See Visual FoxPro and Mac operating systems
Method (computer programming)
A method in object-oriented programming (OOP) is a procedure associated with an object, and generally also a message.
See Visual FoxPro and Method (computer programming)
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
See Visual FoxPro and Microsoft
Microsoft .NET strategy
The Microsoft.NET strategy is a marketing plan that Microsoft followed in the early 2000s.
See Visual FoxPro and Microsoft .NET strategy
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server (Structured Query Language) is a proprietary relational database management system developed by Microsoft. Visual FoxPro and Microsoft SQL Server are Microsoft database software.
See Visual FoxPro and Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.
See Visual FoxPro and Microsoft Windows
Middleware
Middleware is a type of computer software program that provides services to software applications beyond those available from the operating system.
See Visual FoxPro and Middleware
Object-oriented programming
Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects, which can contain data and code: data in the form of fields (often known as attributes or properties), and code in the form of procedures (often known as methods).
See Visual FoxPro and Object-oriented programming
Open-source software
Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose.
See Visual FoxPro and Open-source software
Procedural programming
Procedural programming is a programming paradigm, classified as imperative programming, that involves implementing the behavior of a computer program as procedures (a.k.a. functions, subroutines) that call each other.
See Visual FoxPro and Procedural programming
Programming language
A programming language is a system of notation for writing computer programs. Visual FoxPro and programming language are programming languages.
See Visual FoxPro and Programming language
Proprietary software
Proprietary software is software that grants its creator, publisher, or other rightsholder or rightsholder partner a legal monopoly by modern copyright and intellectual property law to exclude the recipient from freely sharing the software or modifying it, and—in some cases, as is the case with some patent-encumbered and EULA-bound software—from making use of the software on their own, thereby restricting their freedoms.
See Visual FoxPro and Proprietary software
Rich client
In computer networking, a rich client (also called a heavy, fat or thick client) is a computer (a "client" in client–server network architecture) that typically provides rich functionality independent of the central server.
See Visual FoxPro and Rich client
Sedna (dwarf planet)
Sedna (minor-planet designation: 90377 Sedna) is a dwarf planet in the outermost reaches of the Solar System, orbiting the Sun beyond the orbit of Neptune.
See Visual FoxPro and Sedna (dwarf planet)
The Shared Source Initiative (SSI) is a source-available software licensing scheme launched by Microsoft in May 2001.
See Visual FoxPro and Shared Source Initiative
SQL
Structured Query Language (SQL) (pronounced S-Q-L; historically "sequel") is a domain-specific language used to manage data, especially in a relational database management system (RDBMS). Visual FoxPro and SQL are data-centric programming languages and Table-oriented programming.
TIOBE index
The TIOBE programming community index is a measure of popularity of programming languages, created and maintained by TIOBE Software BV, based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
See Visual FoxPro and TIOBE index
Unix
Unix (trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, whose development started in 1969 at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.
Visual Objects
Visual Objects is an object-oriented computer programming language that is used to create computer programs that operate primarily under Windows. Visual FoxPro and Visual Objects are Fourth-generation programming languages, Table-oriented programming and xBase programming language family.
See Visual FoxPro and Visual Objects
Web application
A web application (or web app) is application software that is accessed using a web browser.
See Visual FoxPro and Web application
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft and oriented towards businesses.
See Visual FoxPro and Windows 2000
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003, codenamed "Whistler Server", is the sixth version of the Windows Server operating system produced by Microsoft.
See Visual FoxPro and Windows Server 2003
Windows XP
Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system.
See Visual FoxPro and Windows XP
Wine (software)
Wine is a free and open-source compatibility layer to allow application software and computer games developed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems.
See Visual FoxPro and Wine (software)
XBase
xBase is the generic term for all programming languages that derive from the original dBASE (Ashton-Tate) programming language and database formats. Visual FoxPro and XBase are Table-oriented programming and xBase programming language family.
XBase++
Xbase++ is an object oriented programming language which has multiple inheritance and polymorphism. Visual FoxPro and XBase++ are Fourth-generation programming languages, Table-oriented programming and xBase programming language family.
.NET Framework
The.NET Framework (pronounced as "dot net") is a proprietary software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. Visual FoxPro and .NET Framework are Microsoft development tools.
See Visual FoxPro and .NET Framework
See also
1984 software
- AMSDOS
- Adventure Game Interpreter
- Adventure Master
- AppleWorks
- BTRON
- Banyan VINES
- Borland Sidekick
- Classic Mac OS
- Dazzle Draw
- Dr. Halo
- Epyx Fast Load
- Filmation (game engine)
- Finder (software)
- FoxPro
- GNU Chess
- HomePak
- Jane (software)
- KeyCreator
- Lotus Symphony (MS-DOS)
- MSX-DOS
- MacDraft
- MacDraw
- MacPaint
- MacProject
- MacPublisher
- MacWrite
- Microsoft Project
- Movie Maker (Reston Publishing)
- Music Construction Set
- PC Paintbrush
- PCPaint
- Patch (Unix)
- Psychedelia (light synthesizer)
- Qmodem
- Registrar (software)
- Sinclair QDOS
- SpeedScript
- System 1
- The Print Shop
- Twixt animation system
- UNICOS
- ViewSheet
- Visual FoxPro
- WWIV
- XyWrite
Data-centric programming languages
- A+ (programming language)
- ActiveVFP
- DADiSP
- Data-centric programming language
- ECL (data-centric programming language)
- FoxPro
- IBM RPG
- JADE (programming language)
- JMP (statistical software)
- Julia (programming language)
- K (programming language)
- MATLAB
- MUMPS
- Maple (software)
- Microsoft Access
- OpenEdge Advanced Business Language
- PL/Perl
- PL/SQL
- PL/pgSQL
- Programming with Big Data in R
- Q (programming language from Kx Systems)
- R (programming language)
- Renjin
- SQL
- SQL/PSM
- Transact-SQL
- Visual FoxPro
Desktop database application development tools
- 4th Dimension (software)
- Cornerstone (software)
- DBase
- ER/Studio
- FileMaker
- IBM Lotus Approach
- Kexi
- KnowledgeMan
- LibreOffice Base
- Microsoft Access
- Paradox (database)
- Toad (software)
- Toad Data Modeler
- Visual Expert
- Visual FoxPro
Discontinued Microsoft development tools
- Microsoft Chrome
- Microsoft Pascal
- MonoDevelop
- QuickC
- Visual FoxPro
- Visual InterDev
- Visual J Sharp
- Visual J++
- Visual Test
Fourth-generation programming languages
- ABAP
- Accent R
- ActiveVFP
- CA Gen
- CA-Telon
- Cerner CCL
- Clarion (programming language)
- Clipper (programming language)
- CorVision
- CyberQuery
- DataFlex
- EGL (programming language)
- Easytrieve
- FOCUS
- Forté 4GL
- Fourth-generation programming language
- FoxPro
- Harbour (programming language)
- IBM Cross System Product
- IBM Informix-4GL
- KnowledgeMan
- LINC 4GL
- Linotte
- MAPPER
- MARK IV (software)
- Nomad software
- OpenEdge Advanced Business Language
- OpenROAD
- PROIV
- PROSE modeling language
- Pacbase
- PowerBuilder
- PowerHouse (programming language)
- R:Base
- RAMIS (software)
- SAS (software)
- SheerPower4GL
- SystemBuilder/SB+
- Uniface (programming language)
- Visual FoxPro
- Visual Objects
- XBase++
- XHarbour
- XQuery
Microsoft database software
- Access Database Engine
- ActiveVFP
- Adminer
- AutoNumber
- Business Intelligence Development Studio
- DBEdit
- DBeaver
- Data Transformation Services
- Database Workbench
- Epictetus Database Client
- Erwin Data Modeler
- Extensible Storage Engine
- FoxPro
- HeidiSQL
- Hekaton (database)
- History of Microsoft SQL Server
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Analysis Services
- Microsoft Query
- Microsoft SQL Server
- ModelRight
- Navicat
- Oracle SQL Developer
- Professional Association for SQL Server
- Report Definition Language
- SQL CLR
- SQL Database Studio
- SQL Server Agent
- SQL Server Compact
- SQL Server Express
- SQL Server Integration Services
- SQL Server Management Objects
- SQL Server Management Studio
- SQL Server Notification Services
- SQL Server Reporting Services
- SQLBits
- SQuirreL SQL Client
- Toad (software)
- Toad Data Modeler
- Upsizing (database)
- Visual Expert
- Visual FoxPro
- XLeratorDB
Microsoft development tools
- .NET
- .NET Framework
- .NET Framework version history
- Active Platform
- ActiveVFP
- Blazor
- Business Intelligence Development Studio
- CLR Profiler
- Code completion
- CodeView
- Cross-platform Audio Creation Tool
- DeepSpeed
- Dexterity (programming language)
- FoxPro
- FxCop
- Managed DirectX
- Microsoft BASIC
- Microsoft Detours
- Microsoft Interface Definition Language
- Microsoft MACRO-80
- Microsoft Macro Assembler
- Microsoft Power Fx
- Microsoft Power Platform
- Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio
- Microsoft Solutions Framework
- Microsoft Visual C++
- Microsoft Visual Programming Language
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft WebMatrix
- Microsoft Windows SDK
- Microsoft XNA
- Mimalloc
- P-Modeling Framework
- SASDK
- Spec Explorer
- StyleCop
- Visual Basic (classic)
- Visual FoxPro
- Web Platform Installer
- WiX
- WinDiff
- Windows App SDK
- Windows Driver Kit
- Windows Hardware Lab Kit
- Windows Insider
- Windows UI Library
- Xbox Development Kit
Microsoft programming languages
- Altair BASIC
- Amiga Basic
- Applesoft BASIC
- Atari Microsoft BASIC
- Bosque (programming language)
- C Sharp (programming language)
- C/AL
- Color BASIC
- Commodore BASIC
- Dafny
- Dexterity (programming language)
- Disk Extended Color BASIC
- F Sharp (programming language)
- F* (programming language)
- GW-BASIC
- IBM BASIC
- IronPython
- IronRuby
- JScript
- Lean (proof assistant)
- MBASIC
- MS BASIC for Macintosh
- MSX BASIC
- Microsoft BASIC
- Microsoft Power Fx
- Microsoft Small Basic
- Microsoft Visual Programming Language
- P (programming language)
- PowerShell
- Project Verona
- Q Sharp
- QBasic
- TypeScript
- VBScript
- Visual Basic (.NET)
- Visual Basic (classic)
- Visual Basic for Applications
- Visual FoxPro
- Visual J Sharp
Multi-paradigm programming languages
- *Lisp
- ATS (programming language)
- Ada (programming language)
- Alma-0
- C Sharp (programming language)
- C++
- CMS Pipelines
- Claire (programming language)
- Clojure
- Common Lisp
- Crystal (programming language)
- D (programming language)
- EuLisp
- Gleam (programming language)
- Harbour (programming language)
- Haxe
- J (programming language)
- Java (programming language)
- Julia (programming language)
- Microsoft Power Fx
- Mojo (programming language)
- MultiLisp
- Nim (programming language)
- Oz (programming language)
- Perl
- Portable Standard Lisp
- Prograph
- Python (programming language)
- ROOP (programming language)
- Raku (programming language)
- Ring (programming language)
- Ruby (programming language)
- Rust (programming language)
- Scala (programming language)
- Scheme (programming language)
- Seed7
- Squeak
- Tcl
- V (programming language)
- Visual FoxPro
- Visual Prolog
- Wolfram Language
Programming languages created in 1984
- 4th Dimension (software)
- Common Lisp
- Coq (software)
- MSX BASIC
- Modula-2+
- Orwell (programming language)
- Verilog
- Visual FoxPro
Table-oriented programming
- ActiveVFP
- AdvPL
- Clarion (programming language)
- Clipper (programming language)
- DBase
- FoxPro
- Harbour (programming language)
- SQL
- Spreadsheet software
- Table-oriented programming
- Visual FoxPro
- Visual Objects
- XBase
- XBase++
- XHarbour
XBase programming language family
- ActiveVFP
- AdvPL
- Clipper (programming language)
- DBase
- FoxPro
- Harbour (programming language)
- Visual FoxPro
- Visual Objects
- XBase
- XBase++
- XHarbour
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_FoxPro
Also known as Microsoft Visual Fox Pro, Microsoft Visual FoxPro, Visual Fox Pro, Visual FoxPro programming language.