WYSIWYG Definition

wĭzē-wĭg
noun
A computer video screen display that shows data exactly as it will appear in printed form.
Webster's New World
adjective
Relating to or being a computer system in which the screen displays text and graphics exactly as they will be printed.
American Heritage
abbreviation
Alternative spelling of WYSIWYG.
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Other Word Forms of WYSIWYG

Noun

Singular:
WYSIWYG
Plural:
wysiwygs

Origin of WYSIWYG

  • w(hat) y(ou) s(ee) i(s) w(hat) y(ou) g(et)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

WYSIWYG Sentence Examples

  • There are a number of fine wysiwyg web design programs available today that can produce quality web pages for very little cost.

  • Tools for Interactivity - Chris Jennings Introducing the authoring tools Tool metaphors making choices WYSIWYG or HTML?

  • I do like clean code, but if you use a WYSIWYG I'll still take it.

  • Tools for Interactivity - Chris Jennings Introducing the authoring tools Tool metaphors Making choices wysiwyg or HTML?

  • You may want to consider editing the entire page in Notepad instead of a wysiwyg editor.

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