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what-you-see-is-what-you-get

what-you-see-is-what-you-get is the alternative form of what you see is what you get.

Meaning of what you see is what you get

Phrase

what you see is what you get

  1. The image corresponds to the reality.
    • What you see is what you get. No one's been disappointed yet.1970, Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar
    Synonyms:
    WYSIWYG
  2. (idiomatic) The screen image resembles the printed output.
    • For:Word, like Wang's editing system, is an early approach to a what-you-see-is-what-you-get word processor.1983, Byte, volume 8, page 86

Forms of what-you-see-is-what-you-get

comparativemore what-you-see-is-what-you-get
superlativemost what-you-see-is-what-you-get

Questions about what-you-see-is-what-you-get

What is what-you-see-is-what-you-get the alternative form of?
What-you-see-is-what-you-get is the alternative form of what you see is what you get.

Words near what-you-see-is-what-you-get in the dictionary

  1. what-what
  2. what-you-call-it
  3. what-you-call-its
  4. what-you-may-call-it
  5. what-you-may-call-its
  6. what-you-see-is-what-you-get
  7. whatabouteries
  8. whataboutery
  9. whataboutism
  10. whataboutisms
  11. whataboutist

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