Sekirov Dictionary

macro

UK /ˈmæk.ɹəʊ/US /ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/

verb 3
adjective 2
noun 8
forms 8

verb3

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(informal) To use a macro.
- After i got ressirected^([sic]) the stat loss hit me hard, i macroed for a few days, sparred with some friends, and my skills were soon back up. — 1998
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(informal) To use a macro on (something).
- He said he macroed anatomy from 0 to about 80 and his healing went from the 52 he started with to 58.2. — 1999
(slang) Clipping of macromanage.

adjective2

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Very large in scale or scope.
- But simply turning off iCloud backups was an incomplete solution. The macro problem, I wrote in my column last year, is that people have sacrificed ownership and control of their data. — 2022
(informal) Clipping of macrobiotic.

noun8

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[before a noun] A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.
- The preprocessor expands any embedded macros into source code before it is compiled.
[in the plural] (informal) Clipping of macronutrient.
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(informal) Ellipsis of macro lens.
- Most macros are made by camera manufacturers to fit their cameras — 1980
(informal) Clipping of macroeconomics.
(slang) Clipping of macromanagement.
(informal) Clipping of macrophile.
(informal) Clipping of macrophilia.
[before a noun] (informal) In the context of macrophilia, one who is abnormally very large.

forms

macro'd · macro'ed · macrod · macroed · macro'ing · macroing · macroes · macros

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