"what-you-see-is-what-you-get" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more what-you-see-is-what-you-get [comparative], most what-you-see-is-what-you-get [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} what-you-see-is-what-you-get (comparative more what-you-see-is-what-you-get, superlative most what-you-see-is-what-you-get)
  1. Alternative spelling of what you see is what you get Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: what you see is what you get
    Sense id: en-what-you-see-is-what-you-get-en-adj-EapiAA08 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Long English words Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Long English words: 62 38
  2. (computing) Maintaining close correspondence between screen image and printed image. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-what-you-see-is-what-you-get-en-adj-i-d634co Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: WYSIWYG

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        "(computing) Maintaining close correspondence between screen image and printed image."
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    }
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