macro

1. (colloquial, nutrition, countable, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of macronutrient.Examples: "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 […]"abbreviationalt-ofclippingcolloquialcountablein-plural

2. (colloquial, economics, uncountable) Clipping of macroeconomics.Examples: "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.”"abbreviationalt-ofclippingcolloquialuncountable

3. (colloquial, photography, countable) Ellipsis of macro lens.Examples: "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."abbreviationalt-ofcolloquialcountableellipsis

1. (programming) A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.Examples: "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."

1. (gaming) Short for macromanagement.abbreviationalt-ofuncountable