# WYSIWYG

> English word · Phrase · IPA /ˈwɪz.iˌwɪɡ/ · frequency rank #84,926

## Definitions
1. Acronym of what you see is what you get.

## Etymology
Coined by computer typesetter John W. Seybold and popularized at Xerox PARC during the late 1970s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wysiwyg