From the source: https://www.winehq.org/ https://www.winehq.org/ > Wine (originally an acronym for "Wine Is Not an Emulator") is a compatibility layer capable

From the source: https://www.winehq.org/ https://www.winehq.org/ > Wine (originally an acronym for "Wine Is Not an Emulator") is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, macOS, & BSD. Instead of simulating internal Windows logic like a virtual machine or emulator, Wine translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly, eliminating the performance and memory penalties of other methods and allowing you to cleanly integrate Windows applications into your desktop. QED