English
macro
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/
  • (British) IPA: /ˈmæk.ɹəʊ/
1933, from macro-, from French -, from Latin -, from Old Greek μακρός. Adjective

macro (not comparable)

  1. Very large in scope or scale.
    • 1999, Katharine Gates, Deviant Desires: Incredibly Strange Sex (page 115)
      Crumb's sexual fixation on gigantic women's legs became a major feature of his most celebrated images. Despite the common themes among macrophiles, Ed Lundt believes that no two macro fantasies are quite alike […]
  2. (cooking, colloquial) Clipping of macrobiotic#English|macrobiotic.
Translations Noun

macro

  1. (colloquial, nutrition, countable, chiefly, in plural) Clipping of macronutrient#English|macronutrient.
    • 2018, Spencer Langley, Flex Life: How to Transform Your Body Forever, Flex Life Inc. (ISBN 9781775039914), page 81:
      Don't be afraid to include some “unhealthy” foods in your diet. The overarching rule about foods is if it fits your macros (IIFYM), then you can eat it. That means you can eat chocolate, ice cream, and many other indulgences […]
  2. (colloquial, economics, uncountable) Clipping of macroeconomics#English|macroeconomics.
1959, shortened form of macroinstruction. Noun

macro (plural macros)

  1. (programming) 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.
    • 1998, "Dr. Cat", Furry web site plug (on newsgroup alt.fan.furry)
      There's also a spam filter in the code now, so if someone attempts to flood people's screens with macros or a bot, everything after the first few lines is thrown away.
Translations 1971, elliptical form of macro lens, from macro- + lens. Noun

macro (plural macros)

  1. (photography) macro lens


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