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Wine

Updated: 12/31/2022 by Computer Hope
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First developed in 1993, Wine is a program that enables users to run many Microsoft Windows applications under Linux.

Note

WINE was originally an acronym for "Windows Emulator" and then a recursive acronym for "WINE is not an emulator."

Related information

  • Linux vs. Windows.
  • Linux help and support.
  • The official Wine website.

Computer acronyms, Emulator, Operating system terms, PlayOnLinux, Software terms

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