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WYSIWYG Definition

WYSIWYG (wiz′ē wig′)

noun

a computer video screen display that shows data exactly as it will appear in printed form

Etymology: w(hat) y(ou) s(ee) i(s) w(hat) y(ou) g(et)

WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Hacker Definition
Pronounced “wiz-ee-wig,” it refers to the type of user interface that allows the user to see the results of editing as its occurs. In contrast to more traditional editors that require developers to enter descriptive codes, or markup, but do not allow for an immediate way to view the results of the markup, a WYSIWG editor can display the results immediately. The first WYSIWYG editor to be created was a word processing program called Bravo, invented by Charles Simonyi at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in the 1970s. Bravo eventually evolved into two other very marketable WYSIWYG applications—Microsoft Word and Excel.
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WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Telecom Definition
Pronounced wizzywig. Referring to a program that allows the user to see the document on screen just as it will appear in final form. Working with a word processing program in print view is WYSIWYG. Programming in a markup language such as HTML definitely is not.
WYSIWYG Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • make: Tools for Interactivity - Chris Jennings Introducing the authoring tools Tool metaphors Making choices wysiwyg or HTML?
  • use: I do like clean code, but if you use a WYSIWYG I'll still take it.

Modifies a noun

  • editor: You may want to consider editing the entire page in Notepad instead of a wysiwyg editor.
  • program: There are a number of fine wysiwyg web design programs available today that can produce quality web pages for very little cost.
  • web: There are a number of fine wysiwyg web design programs available today that can produce quality web pages for very little cost.
  • design: There are a number of fine wysiwyg web design programs available today that can produce quality web pages for very little cost.

Noun used with modifier

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

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