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Word: macro (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • very large in scope or scale

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Noun:

  • computing Any substitution of a collection of actions for a single action.
  • computing theory An abstraction whereby a certain textual pattern is replaced according to a defined set of rules.
  • photography macro lens
  • programming An occurrence of text matching a macro name in the target of a macro expansion.
  • programming A specific textual replacement pattern taken in the context of a specific set of replacement rules; a macro name and associated macro body.
  • programming The name and formal argument list which comprises a '''macro''' pattern; a macro name.

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