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@@ -133,3 +133,9 @@ Same as Emscripten: MIT license. * Reference interpreter lacks module importing support; imports are Nop'ed in native builds, but enabled in emcc builds (so wasm.js works). * Memory section needs the right size. +## Why the weird name for the project? + +**Binaryen** is a combination of **binary** - since WebAssembly is a *binary* format for the web - and **Emscripten** - which it can integrate with in order to compile C and C++ all the way to WebAssembly, via asm.js. Binaryen began as Emscripten's WebAssembly processing library (`wasm-emscripten`). + +"Binaryen" is pronounced [in the same manner](http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/2011/2/11/official-pronunciation-guide-for-game-of-thrones.html) as "[Targaryen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire_characters#House_Targaryen)": bi-NAIR-ee-in. + |