Real Dictionary

macro
You use macro to indicate that something relates to a general area, rather than being detailed or specific.

macro in American English
a single computer instruction that represents a given sequence of instructions; macroinstruction
broad, general, or comprehensive in coverage, outlook, etc. or large in scale, effect, etc.
adjective: very large in scale, scope, or capability
noun: anything very large in scale, scope, or capability

macro in British English
noun: a macro lens

macro-
prefix: Macro- is added to words in order to form new words that are technical and that refer to things which are large or involve the whole of something.

macro- in American English
long (in extent or duration), large, enlarged or elongated (in a specified part)
combining form: a combining form meaning “large,” “long,” “great,” “ excessive,” used in the formation of compound words, contrasting with micro-

macro- in British English
combining form: large, long, or great in size or duration