WebAssembly JavaScript Interface

E25427

JavaScript API Web API specification

The WebAssembly JavaScript Interface is the standard API that defines how JavaScript code interacts with and controls WebAssembly modules within web browsers and other host environments.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
WebAssembly JavaScript API	7
WebAssembly API	2
WebAssembly JavaScript Interface specification	2
WebAssembly JS API	1
WebAssembly JavaScript Interface canonical	1
WebAssembly JavaScript Interface Specification	1
WebAssembly Web API	1
WebAssembly binary format	1
WebAssembly.CompileError	1
WebAssembly.Global	1
WebAssembly.Instance	1
WebAssembly.Memory	1
WebAssembly.Module	1
WebAssembly.Table	1
WebAssembly.compile	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T193143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WebAssembly JavaScript Interface
Context triple: [WebAssembly specification, relatedSpecification, WebAssembly JavaScript Interface]

A. WebAssembly specification
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.
B. Deno
Deno is a modern, secure JavaScript and TypeScript runtime created by Ryan Dahl as a successor to Node.js, featuring built-in TypeScript support and a permission-based security model.
C. JavaScriptCore
JavaScriptCore is Apple’s high-performance JavaScript engine used primarily in the Safari web browser and WebKit-based applications.
D. JavaScript
JavaScript is a high-level, dynamic programming language primarily used to create interactive and dynamic content on web pages.
E. WebRTC
WebRTC is an open web technology that enables real-time audio, video, and data communication directly between browsers and devices without requiring plugins.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WebAssembly JavaScript Interface
Target entity description: The WebAssembly JavaScript Interface is the standard API that defines how JavaScript code interacts with and controls WebAssembly modules within web browsers and other host environments.

A. WebAssembly specification
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.
B. Deno
Deno is a modern, secure JavaScript and TypeScript runtime created by Ryan Dahl as a successor to Node.js, featuring built-in TypeScript support and a permission-based security model.
C. JavaScriptCore
JavaScriptCore is Apple’s high-performance JavaScript engine used primarily in the Safari web browser and WebKit-based applications.
D. JavaScript
JavaScript is a high-level, dynamic programming language primarily used to create interactive and dynamic content on web pages.
E. WebRTC
WebRTC is an open web technology that enables real-time audio, video, and data communication directly between browsers and devices without requiring plugins.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	JavaScript API ⓘ Web API specification ⓘ
allows	compilation of WebAssembly binaries from JavaScript ⓘ creation of WebAssembly globals from JavaScript ⓘ creation of WebAssembly memories from JavaScript ⓘ creation of WebAssembly tables from JavaScript ⓘ instantiation of WebAssembly modules from JavaScript ⓘ validation of WebAssembly binaries from JavaScript ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	WebAssembly JS API ⓘ linked to: WebAssembly JavaScript Interface WebAssembly JavaScript API ⓘ linked to: WebAssembly JavaScript Interface
compatibleWith	ECMAScript ⓘ
constrainedBy	Content Security Policy ⓘ same-origin policy ⓘ
definesFunction	WebAssembly.compile ⓘ linked to: WebAssembly JavaScript Interface WebAssembly.compileStreaming ⓘ WebAssembly.instantiate ⓘ WebAssembly.instantiateStreaming ⓘ WebAssembly.validate ⓘ
definesInteractionBetween	JavaScript ⓘ WebAssembly modules ⓘ linked to: WebAssembly.instantiate
definesInterface	WebAssembly.CompileError ⓘ linked to: WebAssembly JavaScript Interface WebAssembly.Global ⓘ linked to: WebAssembly JavaScript Interface WebAssembly.Instance ⓘ linked to: WebAssembly JavaScript Interface WebAssembly.LinkError ⓘ WebAssembly.Memory ⓘ linked to: WebAssembly JavaScript Interface WebAssembly.Module ⓘ linked to: WebAssembly JavaScript Interface WebAssembly.RuntimeError ⓘ WebAssembly.Table ⓘ linked to: WebAssembly JavaScript Interface
designedFor	high-performance code execution in browsers ⓘ safe execution of untrusted code ⓘ
documentedAt	https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAssembly/JavaScript_interface ⓘ https://webassembly.github.io/spec/js-api/ ⓘ
enables	asynchronous compilation of WebAssembly modules ⓘ exporting WebAssembly functions to JavaScript ⓘ importing JavaScript functions into WebAssembly modules ⓘ sharing linear memory between JavaScript and WebAssembly ⓘ
exposesGlobalObject	WebAssembly ⓘ linked to: WebAssembly specification
governs	error handling for WebAssembly operations in JavaScript ⓘ lifecycle of WebAssembly modules in JavaScript ⓘ
implementedIn	Chrome ⓘ linked to: Google Chrome Edge ⓘ Firefox ⓘ linked to: Mozilla Firefox Node.js ⓘ Safari ⓘ
partOf	WebAssembly specification ⓘ
standardizedBy	W3C WebAssembly Working Group ⓘ linked to: W3C Working Group World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ
supports	source-origin security model of the web ⓘ streaming compilation of WebAssembly modules ⓘ
usedIn	other host environments ⓘ web browsers ⓘ
versionedWith	core WebAssembly specification versions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited