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3 definitions found From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: WYSIWYG /wiz'ee-wig/ adj [Traced to Flip Wilson's Geraldine" character c.1970] Describes a user interface under which "What You See Is What You Get", as opposed to one that uses more-or-less obscure commands that do not result in immediate visual feedback. True WYSIWYG in environments supporting multiple fonts or graphics is a a rarely-attained ideal; there are variants of this term to express real-world manifestations including WYSIAWYG (What You See Is _Almost_ What You Get) and WYSIMOLWYG (What You See Is More or Less What You Get). All these can be mildly derogatory, as they are often used to refer to dumbed-down {user-friendly} interfaces targeted at non-programmers; a hacker has no fear of obscure commands (compare {WYSIAYG}). On the other hand, {EMACS} was one of the very first WYSIWYG editors, replacing (actually, at first overlaying) the extremely obscure, command-based {TECO}. See also {WIMP environment}. [Oddly enough, WYSIWYG has already made it into the OED, in lower case yet --ESR] = X = ===== From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: WYSIWYG {What You See Is What You Get} From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get (DTP)
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