OS2Tabelle

OS2Tabelle is a German-language term used in computing to describe a tabular data construct associated with the OS/2 operating system. The expression is not a formal OS/2 specification but a descriptive label used in documentation, forums, and archival material to refer to a table that organizes related items in rows and attributes in columns. In practice, an OS2Tabelle may catalog configuration elements, device drivers, software compatibility entries, or resource mappings within an OS/2 environment.

Formats and tooling for OS2Tabelle vary, but these tables are typically stored as plain text data suitable for parsing by OS/2 tools or third-party utilities. Common representations include CSV, tab-delimited text, and simple INI-like sections. They may be edited with text editors accessible on OS/2 or through emulation, and can be read by programs that filter, sort, or join rows by key attributes such as name, vendor, version, or status.

History and usage: The term emerged within German-speaking OS/2 user communities during the 1990s and early 2000s, when cataloging drivers and software compatibility became a practical task. It remains a niche term and is rarely found in official IBM/OS/2 documentation; contemporary references often describe similar data using generic labels like configuration tables or data catalogs.

See also: OS/2, tabular data formats, CSV, INI files, data catalogs.