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Definition of WYSIWYG abbreviation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

WYSIWYG

abbreviation
 
/ˈwɪziwɪɡ/
 
/ˈwɪziwɪɡ/
(computing)
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  1. what you see is what you get
    (what you see on the computer screen is exactly the same as will be printed or displayed)
    Topics Computersc2
    Word Origin1980s: acronym from what you see is what you get.
See WYSIWYG in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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