macro

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Very large in scope or scale.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, not-comparable) Clipping of macrobiotic.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable, in-plural) Clipping of macronutrient.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable) Clipping of macroeconomics.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis) Ellipsis of macro lens.

Noun

A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.

Noun

Short for macromanagement.

Opposite of

micro

Synonyms

macro-

macro-facility

macro instruction

large

large scale

large-scale

macrograph

overall

super

macroinstruction

macrocode

macroefficiency

macrography

macroscopy

close-up view

code macro

macro function

macro order

macroscopic view

close-perspective recording

all-out

close-shot

big

greater

Translations

macro

Makro

macro

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ماكرو

macroinstrucción

Befehlszusammenfassung

μακροεντολή

makrolar

macro

makro-

μακρο-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/

Etymology

1933, from macro-, from French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).