Macro (or MACRO) may refer to:

Science and technology

Macroscopic The macroscopic scale is the length scale on which objects or phenomena are large enough to be visible with the naked eye, without magnifying optical instruments. It is the opposite of microscopic. Overview When applied to physical phenomena ...

, subjects visible to the eye *

Macro photography Macro photography (or photomacrography or macrography, and sometimes macrophotography) is extreme close-up photography, usually of very small subjects and living organisms like insects, in which the size of the subject in the photograph is gre ...

, a type of close-up photography *

Image macro An image macro is a piece of digital media featuring a picture, or artwork, with some form of text superimposed. The text frequently appears at the top and bottom of the image. Image macros are one of the most common forms of internet memes, and ...

, a picture with text superimposed * Monopole, Astrophysics and Cosmic Ray Observatory (MACRO), a particle physics experiment *

Macronutrients A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive, grow, and reproduce. The requirement for dietary nutrient intake applies to animals, plants, fungi, and protists. Nutrients can be incorporated into cells for metabolic purposes or excr ...

, classes of chemical compounds humans consume in the largest quantities (i.e., proteins, fats, and carbohydrates)

Sociology

Macrosociology Macrosociology is a large-scale approach to sociology, emphasizing the analysis of social systems and populations at the structural level, often at a necessarily high level of theoretical abstraction. Though macrosociology ''does'' concern itself ...

, sociology at the national level * Macroeconomics, economics at a higher level, above individual markets *

Macromanagement Macromanagement is a style of leadership that is hands-off or from afar, allowing employees to have more freedom and control over their own work, while employers may shift focus to strategic long-term goals. Contrary to micromanagement where manag ...

in business, the idea of "managing from afar"

Computing

Macro (computer science) In computer programming, a macro (short for "macro instruction"; ) is a rule or pattern that specifies how a certain input should be mapped to a replacement output. Applying a macro to an input is known as macro expansion. The input and output ...

, 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 key A macro key is a key that was featured on various early PC keyboards and has been removed from most keyboards since. It is typically found on the lower rows of the keyboard, either to the left of the key or to the right of the right . While mo ...

, a key found on some keyboards, particularly older keyboards.

Media and entertainment

* Macromanagement (gameplay), high-level decision making in games * Macro Recordings, a German electronic music label * Macro analysis of chords and chord progressions

Other uses

* Macro practice or community practice, a type of social work * Macrobiotics, a diet and lifestyle based on eating natural, organic food * Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome (MACRO), Italy * Cox Macro (1686–1767), English Anglican priest and antiquarian *

Naevius Sutorius Macro Quintus Naevius Cordus Sutorius Macro (21 BC – AD 38) was a prefect of the Praetorian Guard, from 31 until 38, serving under the Roman Emperors Tiberius and Caligula. Upon falling out of favour, he killed himself. Biography Macro was born in 2 ...

(21 BC – 38 AD), praetorian prefect in the Roman Empire

Science and technology

Sociology

Computing

Media and entertainment

Other uses

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