Definitions for WYSIWYG
ˈwɪz iˌwɪgwysi·wyg

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WYSIWYGadjective

   relating to or being a word processing system that prints the text exactly as it appears on the computer screen

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. WYSIWYGnoun

   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.

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WYSIWYG

   In computing, WYSIWYG ( WIZ-ee-wig), an acronym for What You See Is What You Get, is a system in which editing software allows content to be edited in a form that resembles its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product, such as a printed document, web page, or slide presentation. WYSIWYG implies a user interface that allows the user to view something very similar to the end result while the document is being created. In general, WYSIWYG implies the ability to directly manipulate the layout of a document without having to type or remember names of layout commands.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wysiwyg

   WYSIWYG is an acronym for "What You See Is What You Get." It's a term in computing to describe a system where content on screen during editing appears very similar to the final product, which could be a printed document, a web page, a slide presentation, etc. It allows the user to visualize the end result while the document is being created.

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. WYSIWYG

   In computing, a WYSIWYG editor is a system in which content displayed onscreen during editing appears in a form closely corresponding to its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product, which might be a printed document, web page, or slide presentation. WYSIWYG is an acronym for "What You See Is What You Get".

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. WYSIWYG

   [Traced to Flip Wilson's “Geraldine” character c.1970] Describes a user interface under which “What You See Is What You Get”, as opposed to one that uses more-or-less obscure commands that do not result in immediate visual feedback. True WYSIWYG in environments supporting multiple fonts or graphics is a rarely-attained ideal; there are variants of this term to express real-world manifestations including WYSIAWYG (What You See Is Almost What You Get) and WYSIMOLWYG (What You See Is More or Less What You Get). All these can be mildly derogatory, as they are often used to refer to dumbed-down user-friendly interfaces targeted at non-programmers; a hacker has no fear of obscure commands (compare WYSIAYG). On the other hand, EMACS was one of the very first WYSIWYG editors, replacing (actually, at first overlaying) the extremely obscure, command-based TECO. See also WIMP environment. [Oddly enough, WYSIWYG made it into the 1986 supplement to the OED, in lower case yet. —ESR]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wysiwygnoun

   Computing the representation of text on screen in a form exactly corresponding to it's appearance on a printout. 1.) The answer to the question why "(?)"that is presented to another's mind at that time.

   My editing mind is as a wysiwyg teleporter.

   Etymology: Wysdom

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 27, 2024  

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   The numerical value of WYSIWYG in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WYSIWYG
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wysiwyg
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wysiwyg
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=WYSIWYG
6. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Wysiwyg