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wysiwyg

/ˈwɪz.iˌwɪɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
wysi-wyg
IPA
/ˈwɪz.iˌwɪɡ/
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Acronym of what you see is what you get.

noun

A type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image.

phrase

Alternative letter-case form of WYSIWYG.

phrase

Alternative letter-case form of WYSIWYG.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

WYSIWYGs (plural)

Derived Forms

WYSIATI WYSIWYM

Questions

How do you pronounce wysiwyg?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪz.iˌwɪɡ/.
What does wysiwyg mean?
Acronym of what you see is what you get.
Where does wysiwyg come from?
Coined by computer typesetter John W. Seybold and popularized at Xerox PARC during the late 1970s.

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