DBE

DBE may refer to:

Science and technology

• dBe, decibels electrical, a unit of measure which measures the ratio of gain or attenuation of an electrical circuit
• Double bond equivalent, a calculation used in chemistry that determines the total number of rings and π bonds of organic molecules
• DBE (drug), also known as estrobin, a synthetic estrogen
• Dibromoethane, referring to either 1,1-Dibromoethane or 1,2-Dibromoethane, both being isomeric organobromides of each other
• Dibasic ester, an organic chemical compound
• Double-balloon enteroscopy, an endoscopic technique for visualization of the small bowel
• Design-basis event, the event which a nuclear facility is built to withstand
• DBE, Database Engineer, a new title for a Database Administrator (DBA)
• .dbe, a file format extension used by the HP WindowsCE ActiveSync backup software
• Double Buffer Extension, an X Window System extension

Other uses

• Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, a grade within the British order of chivalry
• D-Block Europe, a British hip-hop collective
• Department of Basic Education, in the South African Government
• Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie, a German encyclopedia
• Disadvantaged business enterprise, a term used in the United States to describe companies that are so certified by state governments
• Dominet Bank Ekstraliga, a Polish basketball league
• Dragonball Evolution, a 2009 film loosely based on the Dragon Ball manga