"WYSIATI" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by Daniel Kahneman, with reference to earlier WYSIWYG. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} WYSIATI (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of what you see is all there is: a cognitive bias where decisions are made based only on the information that is immediately available. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: what you see is all there is (extra: a cognitive bias where decisions are made based only on the information that is immediately available)
    Sense id: en-WYSIATI-en-noun-F8HP-xXD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "you",
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          "see",
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          "all",
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