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macro definition

macro (mak′rō)

noun pl. macros -·ros

a single computer instruction that represents a given sequence of instructions; macroinstruction

Etymology: macro(instruction)

adjective

  1. broad, general, or comprehensive in coverage, outlook, etc. or large in scale, effect, etc. macro issues bringing together disparate factions
    1. macrobiotic
    2. macroeconomic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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