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WYSIWYG¹

  • /ˈwɪz.iˌwɪɡ/
  • /ˈwɪz.ə.wɪɡ/

Where it comes from

Coined by computer typesetter John W. Seybold and popularized at Xerox PARC during the late 1970s.

phrase Wysiwyg · wysiwyg

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of what you see is what you get

noun WYSIWYGs · Wysiwyg · wysiwyg

  1. A type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image. WYSIWYGs are helpful tools in that they enable you to create pages much more quickly

Wysiwyg²

phrase

  1. Alternative letter-case form of WYSIWYG

wysiwyg³

phrase

  1. Alternative letter-case form of WYSIWYG

Translations

Every language

noun a type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image

中文所見即所得 /所见即所得 suǒjiàn jí suǒdé
Portuguêso que você vê é o que você tem
DeutschWYSIWYG, wirklichkeitsgetreue Darstellung auf dem Bildschirm
Românăceea ce vezi e ceea ce vei obține
Русскийчто ви́дишь, то и полу́чишь što vídišʹ, to i polúčišʹ, WYSIWYG

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"wysiwyg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wysiwyg. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

wysiwyg. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wysiwyg

Chicago

"wysiwyg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wysiwyg.

BibTeX
@misc{wysiwyg_2026,
  title = {wysiwyg},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wysiwyg},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}