macro
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
1933, macro-.
[edit] Adjective
macro (plural macros)
- very large in scope or scale
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[edit] Etymology 2
1959, shortened form of macroinstruction.
[edit] Noun
macro (plural macros)
- (programming, computing) A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complicated input to a computer program.
- The pre-processor expands any embedded macros into source code before it is compiled.
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an abbreviation of complicated input
[edit] Usage notes
- Often used attributively; a macro language is the syntax for defining new macros; while macro expansion refers to the task of replacing the human-friendly version with a machine-readable version; a macro virus is a computer virus written in a macro language. Individual macros are sometimes referred to as macro functions, particularly when they accept parameters.
- The distinction between a macro language and a programming language is imprecise. Often a macro language are designed to allow you to customize one particular program, while a programming language is designed for writing entirely new programs.
- While a shortcut is particularly easy to use, widely supported, and designed for normal users; macro systems are normally designed for power users.
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[edit] Etymology 3
1971, elliptical form of macro lens, from macro- + lens. Compare macrophotography.
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macro (plural macros)
- (photography) macro lens
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[edit] Italian
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macro f. inv.
- (computing) macro, macroinstruction
- (photography) macrophotography
- (economics) macroeconomy
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[edit] Latin
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macrō
