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macro

Syllabification: (mac·ro)
Pronunciation: /ˈmakrō/
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Definition of macro

noun (plural macros)

  • 1 (also macro instruction) Computing a single instruction that expands automatically into a set of instructions to perform a particular task.

adjective

  • 1large-scale; overall:the analysis of social events at the macro levelOften contrasted with micro.
  • 2 Photography relating to or used in macrophotography.

Origin:

independent usage of macro-

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