macro

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmakrəʊ/

noun (plural macros)

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

adjective

  • 1large-scale; overall: the analysis of social events at the macro level
  • 2 Photography relating to macrophotography: your lens has a macro setting for shooting big close-ups