WYSIWYG is used to refer to a computer screen display which exactly matches the way that a document will appear when it is printed. WYSIWYG is an abbreviation for 'what you see is what you get'.
[computing]
...the first WYSIWYG application for creating documents on the Web.
WYSIWYG in British English
(ˈwɪzɪˌwɪɡ) computing
acronym for
what you see is what you get: referring to what is displayed on the screen being the same as what will be printed out
WYSIWYG in American English
(ˈwɪziˌwɪg)
noun
a computer video screen display that shows data exactly as it will appear in printed form
Word origin
w(hat) y(ou) s(ee) i(s) w(hat) y(ou) g(et)
Examples of 'WYSIWYG' in a sentence
WYSIWYG
He traces one word in the frozen dirt: WYSIWYG and does not smile back.