macro

adj.

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

n. Computer Science, pl., -ros.

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.]

(1) A shortcut method for invoking a sequence of user interface functions. Macros let users turn widely used sequences of menu selections and keystrokes into one command or key combination. For example, pressing the F2 key might cause several menu options to be selected and several dialog box OK buttons to be clicked in a prescribed sequence. Macros can be created automatically by recording the keyboard and mouse actions (see macro recorder).

Macros are also used on home theater remote controls to switch sources. For example, when switching from cable TV to a DVD player, the macro causes the A/V receiver to switch audio source and the TV to switch video source (see IR remote control and RF remote control).

(2) A special-purpose command language within an application. See macro language.

(3) In assembly language, a prewritten subroutine that is called for throughout the program. At assembly time, the macro calls are substituted with the actual subroutine or instructions that branch to it. The high-level language equivalent is a function.

(4) Methods for determining wiring patterns on a chip (see hard macro and soft macro).

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Technique that allows the user to combine several keystrokes into one. Macros are simply miniprograms that allow the user to design a menu to include in a Template. See also 1-2-3.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language
  Synonym: macro instruction

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The adjective macro has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (combining form) very large in scale or scope or capability

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - makro
adj. - makro-

Nederlands (Dutch)
één computerinstructie die reeks handelingen uitvoert, groot/lang, macro-, zichtbaar zonder microscoop

Français (French)
n. - (Comput) macro
adj. - macro

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Comp.) Makrobefehl
adj. - makro...

Ελληνική (Greek)
pref. - μακρο-
n. - (Η/Υ) μακροεντολή
adj. - μακρο-

Italiano (Italian)
macro, grande

Português (Portuguese)
pref. - macro
n. - macro (f) (Comp.)
adj. - macro

Русский (Russian)
"большой" в сложных словах

Español (Spanish)
n. - macroinstrucción, macro
adj. - relativo a una macroinstrucción, relativo a la macroeconomía, (Foto) lente macro

Svenska (Swedish)
pref. - makro-
n. - stor
adj. - stor

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
宏, 巨大的, 大量使用的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 宏
adj. - 巨大的, 大量使用的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 대형의 것
adj. - 대형의 , 대규모의, 거시적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 大きい, 大量の
n. - マクロ命令

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(بادئه الكلم- ه) بادئه معناها كبير (الاسم) برنامج قصير لعمليه معينه في الكومبيوتر (صفه) كبير, ضخم, واسع النطاق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התמונה הכללית, דבר גדול מאד, רצף הוראות הניתנות למחשב לביצוע מטרה מסוימת, מקרו-כלכלה, מקרו‬
adj. - ‮גדול מאד, נוגע למקרו-כלכלה‬

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