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WYSIWYM

WYSIWYM phrase: what you see is what you mean.

Phrase

WYSIWYM

  1. what you see is what you mean.
  2. what you see is what you match.

Origin of WYSIWYM

Coined in reference to the earlier WYSIWYG.

Questions about WYSIWYM

What does WYSIWYM mean?
WYSIWYM means what you see is what you mean.
What part of speech is WYSIWYM?
WYSIWYM is a phrase.

Words near WYSIWYM in the dictionary

  1. Wyses
  2. wysest
  3. WYSIATI
  4. wysiwyg
  5. WYSIWYGs
  6. WYSIWYM
  7. WYSMNBWYG
  8. Wysocki
  9. Wysockis
  10. Wysoka
  11. Wysong

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