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WYSIWYG
noun
(acronym)
(
computing
) A computer program which allows for editing a document in an on-screen representation which is identical to what the printed version thereof would look like.
Translations:
German: WYSIWYG
German, WYSIWYG
Etymology:
Short for
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. Coined by w:John_W._Seybold, John Seybold and popularized at w:Xerox_PARC, Xerox PARC during the late 1970s.
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