WYSIWYGPronunciation: /ˈwɪzɪwɪg/ (also wysiwyg)Translate WYSIWYG | into Italian Definition of WYSIWYG adjective Computing denoting the representation of text on-screen in a form exactly corresponding to its appearance on a printout. Origin: 1980s: acronym from what you see is what you getWYSIWYG in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of WYSIWYG in the US English dictionary