macro

adj

1. (not-comparable)Very large in scale or scope.

   “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 […]”

   “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.”

2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, not-comparable)Clipping of macrobiotic.

   “While there are many aspects to this way of living, the actual “diet” focuses on whole foods, consumed in traditional methods. A typical macro bowl includes grains, beans, steamed veggies, sea vegetables, and fermented foods.”

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable)Clipping of macroeconomics.

   “On Monday, chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) cut its sales outlook for the fourth quarter, citing “deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, particularly in China.” Last week, Intel’s (INTC) CEO also noted that “trade and macro concerns, especially in China, have intensified.””

2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, uncountable)Clipping of macromanagement.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable, in-plural)Clipping of macronutrient.

   “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 […]”

4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable)Clipping of macrophile.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable)Clipping of macrophilia.
6. (also, attributive, colloquial, countable)In the context of macrophilia, one who is abnormally very large.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis)Ellipsis of macro lens.

   “Most macros are made by camera manufacturers to fit their cameras”

   “The lens was a macro, capable of everything from an “infinity shot” to a close-up in which a single fingerprint filled the entire frame.”

8. (attributive, often)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.”

   “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.”

   “A recurring theme in this book is to record an Excel macro and then show how to adapt the recorded code.”

   “Languages belonging to the Lisp family make use of macros to provide support for compile-time metaprogramming.”

   “This should make intuitive sense because the purpose of the macro system is to transform code from one valid form to a final form, such as inserting logic automatically that would otherwise have been written explicitly.”

verb

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ambitransitive, clipping, slang)Clipping of macromanage.
2. (informal, intransitive)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.”

   “Do this poison thing gradually increasing potency until you hit about 78 then macro on a ghost to GM”

   “Ok, i have to admit i macroed for 3 lvls to get my magic defence sorted :(”

3. (informal, transitive)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.”

   “For that matter, you can do something by killing the character being macroed. :) It IS Darktide after all.”

   “Same here, macroed my really gimp CH, none of the others.”

name

1. A surname.