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WASM
Definition
WebAssembly: a binary instruction format for a stack-based virtual machine enabling near-native performance in web browsers.
WebAssembly: Near-Native Web Performance
WebAssembly (WASM) was first released in 2017 and became a W3C recommendation in 2019. It provides a compilation target for languages like C, C++, Rust, and Go, enabling high-performance applications in the browser. WASM is used for game engines (Unity, Unreal), video editing, image processing, CAD tools, and scientific computing. Beyond the web, WASM is growing as a universal runtime for serverless and edge computing through WASI (WebAssembly System Interface).