What are WYSIWIG (What You See Is What You Get) editors?

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WYSIWIG (What You See Is What You Get) editors is a type of editors that allow seeing changes made along with the process of editing. The result is very similar to that what the user sees while editing. Editors that do not support the WYSIWIG principle of editing most often require the knowledge of markup and style languages. They do not show the result until the editing is finished.