WYSIWYG

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WYSIWYG

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwɪz.iˌwɪg/, /ˈwɪz.ə.wɪg/, SAMPA: /"wIz.i%wIg/, /"wIz.@.%wIg/
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[edit] Acronym

WYSIWYG

1. what you see is what you get.

[edit] Noun

WYSIWYG (plural WYSIWYGs)

1. (computing) Software that allows editing on screen what the printed version would be like; software with a what-you-see-is-what-you-get display interface.
   • 2003, James H. Pence, How to Do Everything with HTML & XHTML‎, page 132:

     WYSIWYGs are helpful tools in that they enable you to create pages much more quickly

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