diff --git a/hbrdd/dbf/dbf.go b/hbrdd/dbf/dbf.go
index 01b3ebf..84eb615 100644
--- a/hbrdd/dbf/dbf.go
+++ b/hbrdd/dbf/dbf.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"syscall"
 )
 
 // DBFArea implements the DBF database driver.
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ type DBFArea struct {
 	ghost     bool // at phantom record (after APPEND)
 	recLoaded bool // false = recBuf stale, need loadRecord()
 
+	// mmap for zero-copy record reads
+	mmapData []byte
+
 	// Memo file (FPT)
 	memoFile *FPTFile
 
@@ -211,7 +215,10 @@ func openDBF(drv *DBFDriver, params hbrdd.OpenParams) (*DBFArea, error) {
 		// If FPT doesn't exist, memo reads return empty string
 	}
 
-	// Step 9: Position at first record
+	// Step 9: mmap DBF for zero-copy record reads
+	area.mmapDBF()
+
+	// Step 10: Position at first record
 	area.FEof = (area.recCount == 0)
 	if area.recCount > 0 {
 		area.GoTo(1)
@@ -313,10 +320,10 @@ func createDBF(drv *DBFDriver, params hbrdd.CreateParams) (*DBFArea, error) {
 func (a *DBFArea) Driver() hbrdd.Driver { return &DBFDriver{} }
 
 func (a *DBFArea) Close() error {
+	a.unmapDBF() // unmap before writing
 	if a.dirty {
 		a.flushRecord()
 	}
-	// Write EOF + header once on close
 	a.dataFile.WriteAt([]byte{EOFMarker}, a.header.EOFOffset())
 	a.updateHeader()
 	if a.memoFile != nil {
@@ -337,9 +344,12 @@ func (a *DBFArea) Flush() error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	a.unmapDBF()
 	a.dataFile.WriteAt([]byte{EOFMarker}, a.header.EOFOffset())
 	a.updateHeader()
-	return a.dataFile.Sync()
+	err := a.dataFile.Sync()
+	a.mmapDBF() // re-mmap after flush
+	return err
 }
 
 // --- Movement ---
@@ -386,9 +396,14 @@ func (a *DBFArea) GoTo(recNo uint32) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Read record from file
+	// Read record — mmap fast path or file fallback
 	offset := a.header.RecordOffset(recNo)
-	a.dataFile.ReadAt(a.recBuf, offset)
+	recLen := int(a.header.RecordLen)
+	if a.mmapData != nil && int(offset)+recLen <= len(a.mmapData) {
+		copy(a.recBuf, a.mmapData[offset:offset+int64(recLen)])
+	} else {
+		a.dataFile.ReadAt(a.recBuf, offset)
+	}
 
 	a.recNo = recNo
 	a.recLoaded = true
@@ -507,7 +522,29 @@ func (a *DBFArea) Skip(count int64) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// loadRecord reads the current record from disk if not already loaded.
+// mmapDBF maps the DBF file for zero-copy reads. Called after open.
+func (a *DBFArea) mmapDBF() {
+	fi, err := a.dataFile.Stat()
+	if err != nil || fi.Size() < int64(a.header.HeaderLen) {
+		return
+	}
+	data, err := syscall.Mmap(int(a.dataFile.Fd()), 0, int(fi.Size()),
+		syscall.PROT_READ, syscall.MAP_SHARED)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	a.mmapData = data
+}
+
+// unmapDBF releases the mmap.
+func (a *DBFArea) unmapDBF() {
+	if a.mmapData != nil {
+		syscall.Munmap(a.mmapData)
+		a.mmapData = nil
+	}
+}
+
+// loadRecord reads the current record — from mmap or file fallback.
 func (a *DBFArea) loadRecord() {
 	if a.recLoaded || a.FEof || a.recNo == 0 || a.recNo > a.recCount {
 		return
@@ -582,11 +619,15 @@ func (a *DBFArea) Append() error {
 		a.flushRecord()
 	}
 
+	// Unmap — file will grow
+	if a.mmapData != nil {
+		a.unmapDBF()
+	}
+
 	a.recCount++
 	a.recNo = a.recCount
 	a.header.RecCount = a.recCount
 
-	// Clear record buffer (all spaces)
 	for i := range a.recBuf {
 		a.recBuf[i] = ' '
 	}