Wine
proper nouncommon in dialogue
A surname.
proper noun
- 1
A surname.
- 2
Variant of Windows EmulatordatedA free and open-source compatibility layer that aims to allow computer programs developed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Acronym of Windows Emulator.
- 3
Variant of Wine is not an emulatorA free and open-source compatibility layer that aims to allow computer programs developed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Acronym of Wine is not an emulator.
Etymology
* As an English surname, from the noun wine. * As a German surname, Americanized from Wein.
Forms
- plural
- Wines