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for macro
From 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]
From 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]
From 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]
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