macro

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Adjective 1.1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 See also 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 Anagrams 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology 1

1933, macro-.

[edit] Adjective

macro (plural macros)

1. very large in scope or scale

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[edit] Etymology 2

1959, shortened form of macroinstruction.

[edit] Noun

macro (plural macros)

1. (computing theory) An abstraction whereby a certain textual pattern is replaced according to a defined set of rules.
2. (programming) A specific textual replacement pattern taken in the context of a specific set of replacement rules; a macro name and associated macro body.
3. (programming) The name and formal argument list which comprises a macro pattern; a macro name.
4. (programming) An occurrence of text matching a macro name in the target of a macro expansion.
5. (computing) Any substitution of a collection of actions for a single action.

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• macro expansion
• template

[edit] Etymology 3

1971, shortened form of macro lens.

[edit] Noun

macro (plural macros)

1. (photography) macro lens

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acmor
• carom
• Marco

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

macro f. inv.

1. (computing) macro, macroinstruction
2. (photography) macrophotography
3. (economics) macroeconomy

[edit] Synonyms

(computing):

• macroistruzione

(photography):

• macrofotografia

(economics):

• macroeconomia