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

1. Assembly language for {VAX/VMS}.

2. {PL/I}-like language with extensions for string processing.

"MACRO: A Programming Language", S.R. Greenwood, SIGPLAN

Notices 14(9):80-91 (Sep 1979).

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