Macro

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. Clipping of macronutrient.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable, in-plural
3. A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.
4. Short for macromanagement.
   abbreviation, alt-of, informal, uncountable
5. Clipping of macroeconomics.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable
6. Ellipsis of macro lens.
   abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis
7. Clipping of macrophile.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable

Equivalents

14 more languages

العربيةماكرو

Bosanskimakromakro-макро-

Češtinamakro

Ελληνικάμακρό-

Suomimakro

Hrvatskimakromakro-макро-

Magyarmakro

Íslenskafjölvaskipun

日本語まぐろ

한국어매크로

Portuguêsmacro

Русскиймакро-макрокома́ндама́крос

Српскиmakromakro-макро-

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Examples

“Don't be afraid to include⟳ some “unhealthy” foods in your diet. The overarching rule⟳ about foods is if it fits your macros (IIFYM), then you can eat⟳ it. That means you can eat⟳ chocolate, ice cream, and many other indulgences […]”

“On Monday, chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) cut⟳ its sales outlook for the fourth quarter, citing “deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, particularly in China.” Last⟳ week, Intel’s (INTC) CEO also noted that “trade⟳ and macro concerns, especially in China, have⟳ intensified.””

“Most macros are made by camera manufacturers to fit their cameras”

“The lens was a macro, capable of everything from an “infinity shot” to a close-up in which a single fingerprint filled the entire frame.”

“The preprocessor expands any embedded macros into source code before it is compiled.”

“There's also a spam filter in the code now, so if someone attempts to flood⟳ people's screens with macros or a bot, everything after the first few lines is thrown away.”

“A recurring theme in this book is to record⟳ an Excel macro and then show⟳ how to adapt the recorded code.”

“Languages belonging to the Lisp family make⟳ use⟳ of macros to provide⟳ support⟳ for compile-time metaprogramming.”

“This should make⟳ intuitive sense⟳ because the purpose of the macro system is to transform⟳ code from one valid form⟳ to a final form⟳, such as inserting logic automatically that would otherwise have⟳ been written explicitly.”

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