macro

macro
/mak"roh/, adj., n., pl. macros.
adj.
1. very large in scale, scope, or capability.
2. of or pertaining to macroeconomics.
n.
3. anything very large in scale, scope, or capability.
4. Photog. a macro lens.
5. Also called macroinstruction. Computers. an instruction that represents a sequence of instructions in abbreviated form.
6. macroeconomics.
[independent use of MACRO-, taken as an adjective, or by shortening of words with MACRO- as initial element]

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