Since the file structure is pretty straightforward, and the format was used early on when database programs first arose, it's been considered a standard format for structured data.
Ebe ọ bụ na usoro nhazi faịlụ mara mma, a na-ejikwa usoro ahụ n'oge mbụ mgbe mmemme data nchekwa bilitere, DBF ewerewo usoro nhazi maka data ahaziri.