macro

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a saved instruction or abbreviation that expands into a longer sequence of computer commands

   She wrote a macro to format the report with one keyboard shortcut.

2. 2
   adj

   large in scale or concerned with the broad level rather than the details

   The macro trend matters, but the local numbers tell a different story.

3. 3
   noun

   macroeconomics or a broad economic view, in informal use

   Investors worried that weak macro would hurt the sector.

From macro-, via French and Latin from Greek makros (long, large). The computing noun applies the large-scale idea to one command standing for many steps.

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