Macro

Macro (the prefix in the word "macroscopic", meaning large) may refer to:

• Macro (computer science), a set of instructions that is represented in an abbreviated format
• Macro instruction a statement, typically for an assembler, that invokes a macro definition to generate a sequence of instructions or other outputs.
• Macro photography, a type of close-up photography
• Macro Recordings, a German electronic music label
• Image macro, a picture with text superimposed
• Macroscopic, subjects visible to the eye
• Macro practice or community practice, a type of social work
• Macromanagement, or managing managers
• Macroeconomics, economics at the national level
• Macrosociology, sociology at the national level
• Macrophilia, a sexual fetish
• Macrobiotics, a diet and lifestyle based on eating natural, organic food

Abbreviations

• The Monopole, Astrophysics and Cosmic Ray Observatory, a particle physics experiment
• The Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome

People

• Naevius Sutorius Macro (21 BC – 38 AD), praetorian prefect in the Roman Empire

See also

• Micro