WebAssembly specification

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binary format specification instruction set architecture specification technical standard web standard

The WebAssembly specification is a standardized, low-level binary instruction format designed to enable high-performance, portable code execution on the web and other platforms.

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instanceOf binary format specification →
instruction set architecture specification →
technical standard →
web standard →
abbreviation WebAssembly specification →
surface form: "Wasm specification"
alsoTargets non-web platforms →
defines WebAssembly specification →
surface form: "WebAssembly"
definesConcept WebAssembly function →
WebAssembly module →
control flow instructions →
execution semantics →
export →
host environment interaction →
import →
linear memory →
memory instructions →
module instantiation →
numeric instructions →
table →
type system →
validation →
definesFormat low-level binary instruction format →
textual representation of WebAssembly modules →
designGoal backwards compatibility of modules →
efficient validation and compilation →
language-agnostic compilation target →
portability across hardware architectures →
streaming compilation support →
initialPublicationYear 2017 →
language English →
name WebAssembly specification →
surface form: "WebAssembly Core Specification"
primaryDomain client-side web execution →
web platform →
publisher W3C Working Group →
surface form: "W3C WebAssembly Working Group"

World Wide Web Consortium →
purpose define a safe, sandboxed execution environment →
enable high-performance code execution in web browsers →
enable near-native performance on the web →
provide a portable compilation target for high-level languages →
relatedSpecification WASI specification →
WebAssembly JavaScript Interface →
WebAssembly System Interface →
WebAssembly JavaScript Interface →
surface form: "WebAssembly Web API"
securityProperty deterministic execution semantics →
sandboxed execution model →
shortName WebAssembly specification →
surface form: "WebAssembly spec"
standardizedBy World Wide Web Consortium →
surface form: "W3C"
status W3C Recommendation →
targetEnvironment embedded environments →
standalone runtimes →
web browsers →
versioningModel feature-based evolution →
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WebAssembly specification → abbreviation → WebAssembly specification →
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WebAssembly specification → defines → WebAssembly specification →
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WebAssembly System Interface → designedFor → WebAssembly specification →
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World Wide Web Consortium → developsStandard → WebAssembly specification →
WebAssembly JavaScript Interface → exposesGlobalObject → WebAssembly specification →
this entity surface form: "WebAssembly"
WebAssembly specification → name → WebAssembly specification →
this entity surface form: "WebAssembly Core Specification"
WebAssembly JavaScript Interface → partOf → WebAssembly specification →
WebAssembly System Interface → relatedTo → WebAssembly specification →
this entity surface form: "WebAssembly core specification"
subject surface form: "NPAPI"
this entity surface form: "WebAssembly"
WebAssembly specification → shortName → WebAssembly specification →
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Blink → supports → WebAssembly specification →
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Blink layout engine → supports → WebAssembly specification →
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Google Chrome → supports → WebAssembly specification →
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Microsoft Edge → supports → WebAssembly specification →
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Mozilla Firefox → supports → WebAssembly specification →
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Rust → supports → WebAssembly specification →
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Safari → supports → WebAssembly specification →
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Samsung Internet → supports → WebAssembly specification →
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LLVM → supportsArchitecture → WebAssembly specification →
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TensorFlow.js → supportsExecutionBackend → WebAssembly specification →
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Bevy game engine → supportsPlatform → WebAssembly specification →
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Apple Safari → supportsStandard → WebAssembly specification →
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