"WYCIWYG" meaning in English

See WYCIWYG in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Etymology: Modelled on WYSIWYG. Etymology templates: {{m|en|WYSIWYG}} WYSIWYG Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} WYCIWYG
  1. (Internet, acronym) What you cache is what you get: A URI scheme specific to the Mozilla family of web browsers which indicates that a link should be preferentially fetched from cache instead of from the web server. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, acronym Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-WYCIWYG-en-phrase-OhyOQUU3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8
  2. (religion, acronym) What you choose is what you get. Tags: abbreviation, acronym Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-WYCIWYG-en-phrase-Xcso2rL8 Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: WYSIWYG

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