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macro n.

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.

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.

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Etymology of 'Macro'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Macro" Quotes from Famous Books

... pater his, qui macro pauper agello noluit in Flavi ludum me mittere, ... sed puerum est ausus Romam portare docendum artis quas doceat quivis eques atque senator semet prognatos. Vestem servosque sequentis, in magno ut populo, si qui vidisset, avita ...

— The Student's Companion to Latin Authors • George Middleton

... post-horse's, why, one makes a virtue of necessity: and if one still lusts after sights, takes the nearest, and looks for wonders, not in the Himalayas or Lake Ngami, but in the turf on the lawn and the brook in the park; and with good Alphonse Karr enjoys the macro-microcosm in one 'Tour autour de ...

— Prose Idylls • Charles Kingsley

Words linked to "Macro" : command, program line, large, instruction, macro instruction, statement, big