WYSIWYG en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈwɪz.iˌwɪɡ/
- /ˈwɪz.ə.wɪɡ/
Etymology
Coined by computer typesetter John W. Seybold and popularized at Xerox PARC during the late 1970s.
Meanings
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A type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image.
WYSIWYGs are helpful tools in that they enable you to create pages much more quickly
2003, James H. Pence, How to Do Everything with HTML & XHTML, page 132:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| WYSIWYGs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Wysiwyg | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wysiwyg | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (11)
pl WYSIWYG (a type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image) · fi WYSIWYG (a type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image) · hu WYSIWYG (a type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image) · tr WYSIWYG (a type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image) · de wirklichkeitsgetreue Darstellung auf dem Bildschirm (a type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image) · ru что ви́дишь, то и полу́чишь (a type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image) · ru WYSIWYG (a type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image) · ro ceea ce vezi e ceea ce vei obține (a type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image) · cmn 所見即所得 /所见即所得 (a type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image) · pt o que você vê é o que você tem (a type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image) · de WYSIWYG (a type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image)