macro

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Related topics: Computers

mac·ro /ˈmækrəʊ $ -roʊ/ noun (plural macros) [countableC]

TDa set of instructions for a computer, stored and used as a unit 〔计算机〕宏指令

You can run a macro to change to US spelling.

可以运行宏指令转换成美式拼写。

Examples from the Corpus

macro• You can avoid this repetition by defining a macro which you use every time you want to include the code.• It shows each macro name, followed by the text it represents.• WordPerfect's ability to edit macros can be used for any customization.• Press Alt-Z to activate the macro for double-spaced indented paragraphs. 5.• In the following exercise, we will view and print a catalog of the macros that we just created.• Having found this macro we want to assign it to an icon but this entails designing an appropriate one.• You can use macros to enter often-used names and phrases as well as complex format changes.

macro- /mækrəʊ $ -roʊ/ prefix technical

ALL/EVERYTHINGlarge and concerning a whole system rather than particular parts of it 大的；巨型的；宏观的 OPP micro

macroeconomics

宏观经济学

macromolecular structures

高分子结构

From Longman Business Dictionary

macromac·ro /ˈmækrəʊ-roʊ/ noun [countableC]

COMPUTING a series of commands written to perform a particular task. Macros can be saved and used again

Write a macro so that when a button is hit, all the fields appear on the spreadsheet.

macro-macro- /mækrəʊ-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.

Origin macro

(1900-2000) macroinstruction “macro” ((20-21 centuries))

macro-

Latin Greek makro-, from makros “long”

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Corpus

BNC: 22288 COCA: 16310

macro

Large in size: large, big, high...