English Explanatory Dictionary

WYSIWYG

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Acronym of what you see is what you get.
noun
  1. A type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image.
phrase
  1. Alternative letter-case form of WYSIWYG.
phrase
  1. Alternative letter-case form of WYSIWYG.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪz.iˌwɪɡ/ /ˈwɪz.ə.wɪɡ/ En-us-WYSIWYG.oga

Word forms

WYSIWYG WYSIWYGs

Etymology

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

Derived words

WYSIATI WYSIWYM
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