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WYSIWYG

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WYSIWYG  (wz-wg)
adj.
Relating to or being a word-processing or desktop publishing system in which the screen displays text exactly as it will be printed.
n.
A WYSIWYG system, effect, or screen display.

[w(hat) y(ou) s(ee) i(s) w(hat) y(ou) g(et).]

WYSIWYG  (wz-wg)
Short for what you see is what you get. A word-processing or desktop publishing system in which text is displayed on a monitor exactly as it will be printed.
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Adj.1.WYSIWYG - relating to or being a word processing system that prints the text exactly as it appears on the computer screen
Translations
Spanish WYSIWYG [ˈwɪzɪwɪg] abbr (COMPUT) (= what you see is what you get) → tipo de presentación en un procesador de textos
French WYSIWYG [ˈwɪzɪwɪg] abbr (Comput) (= what you see is what you get) → ce que vous voyez est ce que vous aurez
German WYSIWYG [ˈwɪzɪwɪg] abbr (Comput) (= what you see is what you get) → WYSIWYG nt

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