English Online Dictionary. What means macro? What does macro mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæk.ɹəʊ/
Etymology 1
1933, from macro-, from French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).
Adjective
macro (not comparable)
- Very large in scope or scale.
- Antonym: micro
- (cooking, colloquial) Clipping of macrobiotic.
Translations
Noun
macro (countable and uncountable, plural macros)
- (colloquial, nutrition, countable, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of macronutrient.
- (colloquial, economics, uncountable) Clipping of macroeconomics.
- (colloquial, photography, countable) Short for macro lens.
Etymology 2
Attested 1959, shortened from macroinstruction.
Noun
macro (plural macros)
- (programming) A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.
Usage notes
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- macro expansion
- template
Anagrams
- AMORC, Armco, Comar, Coram, Marco, carom, croma
Italian
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin macrum (“lean, skinny”). Doublet of magro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.kro/
- Rhymes: -akro
- Hyphenation: mà‧cro
Adjective
macro (feminine macra, masculine plural macri, feminine plural macre)
- (literary) thin, skinny, scrawny
- Synonym: magro
Related terms
Further reading
- macro1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
From the clipping of various terms.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.kro/
- Rhymes: -akro
- Hyphenation: mà‧cro
Adjective
macro (invariable)
- (photography) Clipping of macrofotografico
Noun
macro f (invariable)
- (computing) Clipping of macroistruzione
Further reading
- macro2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 3
Unadapted borrowing from French macro, from maquereau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈkro/*
- Rhymes: -o
- Hyphenation: ma‧cró
Noun
macro m (invariable)
- (slang) pimp
- Synonyms: (literary) lenone, (Rome) pappa, (regional) pappone, protettore, ruffiano
Further reading
- macro3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- Marco, croma, marco, marcò
Latin
Adjective
macrō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of macer
References
- “macro”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧cro
Noun
macro f or m (plural macros)
- (computing) macro (abbreviation of complicated input)
Etymology 2
Noun
macro m (plural macros)
- Alternative form of mácron
Romanian
Noun
macro n (plural macrouri)
- Alternative form of macrou
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmakɾo/ [ˈma.kɾo]
- Rhymes: -akɾo
- Syllabification: ma‧cro
Noun
macro m (plural macros)
- (computing) macro
Further reading
- “macro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28