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WYSIWYG noun In the early 1980s, the phrase "what you see is what you get" was abbreviated to "WYSIWYG" by computer users who sought a term to describe software that accurately reflects the appearance of the finished product. WYSIWYG interfaces eliminate the need for users to master complex formatting codes, allowing them to concentrate instead on design. Originally used in word processing and desktop publishing, they are now found in Web editors and other programs used to create electronic documents. The word "WYSIWYG" is a noun, but it is often used attributively (modifying another noun) as in our first example sentence. : a display generated by word-processing or desktop-publishing software that exactly reflects the document as it would appear in its finished state

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June 1, 2013 WIZ-ee-wig The pamphlets look great and were easy to create; we created them using a simple WYSIWYG editing program.   "He wrote a word processor called Bravo that displayed text on a computer screen as it would appear when printed on a page-a breakthrough technique at the time, called WYSIWYG, What You See Is What You Get." - From an article by Steve Lohr in The New York Times, October 22, 2012

Word	WYSIWYG
Date	June 1, 2013
Type	noun
Syllables	WIZ-ee-wig
Etymology	In the early 1980s, the phrase "what you see is what you get" was abbreviated to "WYSIWYG" by computer users who sought a term to describe software that accurately reflects the appearance of the finished product. WYSIWYG interfaces eliminate the need for users to master complex formatting codes, allowing them to concentrate instead on design. Originally used in word processing and desktop publishing, they are now found in Web editors and other programs used to create electronic documents. The word "WYSIWYG" is a noun, but it is often used attributively (modifying another noun) as in our first example sentence.
Examples	The pamphlets look great and were easy to create; we created them using a simple WYSIWYG editing program. "He wrote a word processor called Bravo that displayed text on a computer screen as it would appear when printed on a page-a breakthrough technique at the time, called WYSIWYG, What You See Is What You Get." - From an article by Steve Lohr in The New York Times, October 22, 2012
Definition	: a display generated by word-processing or desktop-publishing software that exactly reflects the document as it would appear in its finished state

Wysiwyg Word Computer Users Software Reflects Finished Called