Phrase guide

WYCIWYG

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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phrase

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, abbreviation, acronym

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 2

What you choose is what you get.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym

Topics: lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Modelled on WYSIWYG.