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noun 
  1. (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
    1. German, WYSIWYG
Etymology: Short for What you see is what you get. Coined by w:John_W._Seybold, John Seybold and popularized at w:Xerox_PARC, Xerox PARC during the late 1970s.


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