[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

macro \macro\ a.
   very large in scale or scope or capability; as,
   macroeconomics.
   wordnet 1.5

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

macro- \mac"ro-\pref. gr. makro`s, adj.
   a combining form signifying long, large, great; as
   macrodiagonal, macrospore, macromolecule, macrocosm.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

macro \macro\ n. shortened form of macroinstruction
   1. a single computer instruction which symbolizes, and is
      converted at the time of program execution or by a
      compiler into, a series of instructions in the same
      computer language.
      wordnet 1.5

   2. a keystroke or combination of keystrokes which
      symbolizes and is replaced by a series of keystrokes; -- a
      convenient feature of some advanced programs, such as word
      processors or database programs, which allows a user to
      rapidly execute any series of operations which may be
      performed multiple times. such macros may typically be
      defined by the program user, without rewriting or
      recompiling the program.
      pjc

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

macro
     adj : very large in scale or scope or capability; "`macro' in the
           word `macroscopic' is a combining form"
     n : a single computer instruction that results in a series of
         instructions in machine language syn: macro instruction
see also:
macro instruction 

[5] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

macro- pref. large. opposite of micro-. in the mainstream and among
   other technical cultures for example, medical people this competes
   with the prefix mega-, but hackers tend to restrict the latter to
   quantification.


see also:
micro- mega- 

[6] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

macro /mak'roh/ n. techspeak a name possibly followed by a formal
   arg list that is equated to a text or symbolic expression to which it
   is to be expanded possibly with the substitution of actual arguments
   by a macro expander. this definition can be found in any technical
   dictionary; what those won't tell you is how the hackish connotations of
   the term have changed over time.

   the term `macro' originated in early assemblers, which encouraged the
   use of macros as a structuring and information-hiding device. during the
   early 1970s, macro assemblers became ubiquitous, and sometimes quite as
   powerful and expensive as hlls, only to fall from favor as improving
   compiler technology marginalized assembler programming see languages
   of choice. nowadays the term is most often used in connection with the
   c preprocessor, lisp, or one of several special-purpose languages built
   around a macro-expansion facility such as tex or unix's ntroff
   suite.

   indeed, the meaning has drifted enough that the collective `macros' is
   now sometimes used for code in any special-purpose application control
   language whether or not the language is actually translated by text
   expansion, and for macro-like entities such as the `keyboard macros'
   supported in some text editors and pc tsr or macintosh init/cdev
   keyboard enhancers.


see also:
arg hll languages of choice 

[7] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

macro
     
        1. assembly language for vax/vms.
     
        2. pl/i-like language with extensions for string processing.
        "macro: a programming language", s.r. greenwood, sigplan
        notices 149:80-91 sep 1979.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
vax/vms pl/i jargon file 

[8] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

macro-
     
        prefix large.  opposite of micro-.  in the mainstream and
        among other technical cultures for example, medical people
        this competes with the prefix mega-, but hackers tend to
        restrict the latter to quantification.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
micro- mega- jargon file 

[9] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

macro
     
        a name possibly followed by a formal argument list that is
        equated to a text or symbolic expression to which it is to be
        expanded possibly with the substitution of actual
        arguments by a macro expander.
     
        the term "macro" originated in early assemblers, which
        encouraged the use of macros as a structuring and
        information-hiding device.  during the early 1970s, macro
        assemblers became ubiquitous, and sometimes quite as powerful
        and expensive as hlls, only to fall from favour as improving
        compiler technology marginalised assembly language
        programming see languages of choice.  nowadays the term is
        most often used in connection with the c preprocessor,
        lisp, or one of several special-purpose languages built
        around a macro-expansion facility such as tex or unix's
        troff suite.
     
        indeed, the meaning has drifted enough that the collective
        "macros" is now sometimes used for code in any special-purpose
        application control language whether or not the language is
        actually translated by text expansion, and for macro-like
        entities such as the "keyboard macros" supported in some text
        editors and pc tsrs or macintosh init/cdev keyboard
        enhancers.
     
        1994-12-06
     
     
see also:
formal argument actual arguments assembler hll compiler assembly language 
languages of choice c preprocessor lisp tex unix 
troff pc tsr macintosh 

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