macro

/ˈmækroʊ/
adjective
  1. Relating to the whole of something, especially a large-scale system or economy.
    • Macro trends show that people are buying more electric cars.
    • The company is looking at the macro picture, not just one department.
    • We need a macro view of the problem to find the best solution.
  2. Very large in size or scale.
    • In macro photography, even a small insect looks huge.
    • The photographer used a macro lens to capture tiny details.
    • The macro structure of the building was visible from the airplane.
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noun
  1. A single instruction in computer programming that represents a set of instructions, used to automate tasks.
    • The programmer wrote a macro that saves hours of repetitive work.
    • I created a macro to format all my documents the same way.
    • You can record a macro in Excel to repeat your actions automatically.
  2. A short way of referring to macroeconomics, the study of the economy as a whole.
    • The government uses macro data to set interest rates.
    • The professor specializes in macro, focusing on national economic trends.
    • In macro class, we learned about inflation and unemployment.
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