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mac⋅ro

[mak-roh] adjective, noun, plural -ros.
–adjective
1. very large in scale, scope, or capability.
2. of or pertaining to macroeconomics.
–noun
3. anything very large in scale, scope, or capability.
4. Photography. a macro lens.
5. Also called macroinstruction. Computers. an instruction that represents a sequence of instructions in abbreviated form.
6. macroeconomics.

Origin:
independent use of macro-, taken as an adjective, or by shortening of words with macro- as initial element
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mac·ro   (māk'rō')   
adj.  
  1. Of great size; large.

  2. Large in scope or extent; large-scale: a macro analysis of many reports.

n.   pl. mac·ros Computer Science
  1. A single, user-defined command that is part of an application and executes a series of commands.

  2. A shorthand representation for a number of lines of code.


[Short for macroinstruction.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mac·ro
Pronunciation: 'mak-(")rO
Function: adjective
1 : large, thick, or excessively developed <macro layer of thecerebral cortex>
2 a : of or involving large quantities : intended for use with large quantities macro procedure in analysis> macro scale> b : GROSS 1b macro appearance of a specimen>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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