macro

adj : (combining form) very large in scale or scope or capability;

"`macro' in the word `macroscopic' is a combining form"

n : a single computer instruction that results in a series of

instructions in machine language

macro-

Prefix large. Opposite of {micro-}. In the mainstream and

among other technical cultures (for example, medical people)

this competes with the prefix {mega-}, but hackers tend to

restrict the latter to quantification.

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