what you see is what you get

proverb

The image corresponds to the reality. / (idiomatic, computing) The screen image resembles the printed output.

What you see is what you get.

意味（1）

The image corresponds to the reality.

What you see is what you get. No one's been disappointed yet.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, computing) The screen image resembles the printed output.

For:Word, like Wang's editing system, is an early approach to a what-you-see-is-what-you-get word processor.