- **Epistemic status:** #evergreen
![[WebAssembly_Logo.svg.png]]
WebAssembly or WASM is a binary instruction format for executable programs that run in modern web browsers. It is a low-level language that nearly runs with native performance supporting languages like C/C++, C# and [[Rust]]. It is designed to run alongside [[JavaScript]] allowing both to work together.
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