Definition
The screen image resembles the printed output.
Origins
Originally a humorous allusion to a catchphrase popularized by the comedian Flip Wilson on American TV in the 1960s.
In Context
- "For:Word, like Wang's editing system, is an early approach to a what-you-see-is-what-you-get word processor."
See Also
- by name and by nature
- do exactly what it says on the tin
- I told you so
- live up to one's name
- dead dove
- Ronseal
- what did I tell you