WYSIWYG

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A topic known well beyond its field, found in many languages.

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Notion

Domain

Science and technology

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What Wikipedia says

In computing, WYSIWYG ( WIZ-ee-wig; what you see is what you get) is software that allows content to be edited in a form that resembles its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product, such as a printed document, web page, or slide presentation.

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