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> Wine emulator Wine stands for "Wine Is Not an Emulator".
by tambre 7y ago
> Wine emulator
Wine stands for "Wine Is Not an Emulator".
- MadSudaca 7y agoThe Wine is Not an Emulator emulator
- waterhouse 7y agoYeah, seriously. It's not emulating a processor, but it is emulating an API. I think the only reason it's not called Windows Emulator is (probably well-founded) concern about getting sued for trademark violation. Citation with detailed history: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13476390 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13476390