| Acronym | Definition |
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| DBE | Disadvantaged Business Enterprise |
| DBE | Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie (German: German Biographical Encyclopedia) |
| DBE | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| DBE | Database Engine |
| DBE | Double Balloon Enteroscopy (bowel procedure) |
| DBE | 1,2-Dibromoethane |
| DBE | Double Buffer Extension (computing) |
| DBE | Daughters of the British Empire |
| DBE | Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern (German society for building and maintenance of garbage final storage places) |
| DBE | Data Base Engine |
| DBE | Double Bit Error |
| DBE | Data Bus Enable |
| DBE | Dynamic Bass Enhancement |
| DBE | Data Base Environment |
| DBE | Dame of the British Empire (honorary title; UK) |
| DBE | Digital Business Ecosystem (software) |
| DBE | Deep Breathing Exercises (therapy) |
| DBE | Department of Border Enforcement (Iraqi border guards) |
| DBE | Disabled Business Enterprise |
| DBE | Development Bank of Ethiopia (est. 1994) |
| DBE | Digital Back-End (computer platform) |
| DBE | Direktoratet for brann- og eksplosjonsvern (Norwegian: Directorate for Fire and Explosion Prevention) |
| DBE | De Bene Esse (Latin: Of Well Beign; law) |
| DBE | Diploma Básico de Español (Spanish: Basic Spanish Diploma) |
| DBE | Despatch Payable Both Ends (shipping) |
| DBE | Directorate of Border Enforcement |
| DBE | Design Basis Earthquake |
| DBE | Dominet Bank Ekstraliga (Polish basketball league) |
| DBE | Décor Bois Extérieur (French: Outdoor Wood Decor) |
| DBE | DFAS Business Evolution |
| DBE | Department of Business and Employment (Australia) |
| DBE | Digital Broadcast Equipment, Inc. (Texas) |
| DBE | Design-Basis Event |
| DBE | Don't Be Evil |
| DBE | Double Bond Equivalent |
| DBE | Data Bus Element |
| DBE | Degenerate Band-Edge (photonic crystal) |
| DBE | Double Below Elbow (amputation) |
| DBE | Distorted-Wave Born Exchange |
| DBE | Departmental Budget Estimate |
| DBE | Dynamic Bias Estimator |