- macro
- macro (n.) 1959 in computing sense, shortened from MACRO-INSTRUCTION (Cf. macro-instruction).
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macro- — ♦ Élément, du gr. makros « long, grand » (⇒ méga ). ⊗ CONTR. Micro . macr(o) élément, du gr. makros, long, grand . ⇒MACRO , élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. «grand, long», entrant dans la constr. de termes sav. Anton. micro . A. [Macro caractérise … Encyclopédie Universelle
MACRO-11 — is an assembly language with macro facilities for PDP 11 minicomputers from Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). It is the successor to PAL 11 (Program Assembler Loader), an earlier version of the PDP 11 assembly language without macro facilities … Wikipedia
Macro — may refer to: * Macro (computer science) (for macroinstruction ), a computer science term for a set of instructions that is represented in an abbreviated format. * Macro photography, a type of close up photography * image macro, a picture with… … Wikipedia
macro- — [mækrəʊ ǁ roʊ] prefix very large and concerned with a whole system rather than just part of it: • A number of chapters are devoted to fiscal policy in a macro context. * * * macro UK US /mækrəʊ / prefix ► relating to the whole of something,… … Financial and business terms
MACRO-11 — MACRO 11 язык ассемблера с возможностью макросов, созданный Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) для миникомпьютеров PDP 11. Он заменил язык PAL 11 (Program Assembler Loader), ранний язык ассемблера для PDP 11 без макросов. MACRO 11… … Википедия
macro — [mak′rō] n. pl. macros [ MACRO(INSTRUCTION)] a single computer instruction that represents a given sequence of instructions; macroinstruction adj. 1. broad, general, or comprehensive in coverage, outlook, etc. or large in scale, effect, etc.… … English World dictionary
macro — a. very large in scale or scope or capability; as, macroeconomics. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
macro — n. [shortened form of macroinstruction] 1. a single computer instruction which symbolizes, and is converted at the time of program execution or by a compiler into, a series of instructions in the same computer language. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
macro- — Prefijo que significa grande. Medical Dictionary. 2011 … Diccionario médico
macro — En informática, abreviación de macroinstrucción (‘secuencia de instrucciones que se realizan automáticamente con una sola orden’). Es válido su uso en ambos géneros, con predominio del femenino: «Las macros son la herramienta perfecta para… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
