what you see is what you get

Etymology
Originally a humorous allusion to a catchphrase popularized by comedian Flip Wilson on US TV in the 1960s.

Proverb

 * 1) The image corresponds to the reality.
 * 2)  The screen image resembles the printed output.
 * 1)  The screen image resembles the printed output.
 * 1)  The screen image resembles the printed output.
 * 1)  The screen image resembles the printed output.

Usage notes

 * computing sense often used attributively.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:, näet mitä saat
 * French: ce que tu vois est ce que tu obtiens
 * German: was du siehst, ist was du bekommst
 * Greek: ό,τι βλέπεις, παίρνεις
 * Japanese: 見たままが得られる
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: что ви́дишь, то и полу́чишь
 * Spanish: lo que ves es lo que obtienes