macro
(adjective) very large in scale or scope or capability
macro, macro instruction
(noun) a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language
Source: WordNet® 3.1
macro (not comparable)
Very large in scope or scale.
(cooking, colloquial) Clipping of macrobiotic.
macro (countable and uncountable, plural macros)
(colloquial, nutrition, countable, chiefly, in plural) Clipping of macronutrient.
(colloquial, economics, uncountable) Clipping of macroeconomics.
macro (plural macros)
(programming) A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.
• Often used attributively; a macro language is the syntax for defining new macros; while macro expansion refers to the task of replacing the human-friendly version with a machine-readable version; a macro virus is a computer virus written in a macro language. Individual macros are sometimes referred to as macro functions, particularly when they accept parameters.
• The distinction between a macro language and a programming language is imprecise. Often a macro language is designed to allow one to customize one particular program, whereas a programming language is designed for writing entirely new programs.
• Whereas a shortcut is particularly easy to use, widely supported, and designed for normal users, macro systems are normally designed for power users.
macro (plural macros)
(photography) macro lens
• AMORC, Comar, Coram, Marco, carom, croma
Source: Wiktionary
Mac"ro-. Etym: [Gr. makro`s, adj.]
Definition: A combining form signifying long, large, great; as macrodiagonal, macrospore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
