Japanese word

マクロ

Pronunciation

Romajimakuro

Meaning

  • nounmacro

Example

この作業はマクロで自動化できます。ko no sa gyō wa ma ku ro de ji dō ka de ki ma su

You can automate this task with a macro.

Illustration for マクロ (macro)

More examples

よく使う操作をマクロに登録しておきます。yo ku tsuka u sō sa o ma ku ro ni tō roku shi te o ki ma su

I will save frequently used operations as a macro.

Core concept

A macro brings separate details together so that they can be handled as one larger unit or understood at a broader level.

Common phrases

  • マクロを組むma ku ro o ku mu

    create a macro

  • マクロを実行するma ku ro o jik kō su ru

    run a macro

  • マクロを記録するma ku ro o ki roku su ru

    record a macro

Similar words

スクリプトsukuriputo: A written set of commands that runs automatically to perform a task.

Definition in Japanese

コンピューター上の一連の操作を一つの命令として登録し、まとめて実行できるようにしたもの。ko n pyū tā jō no ichi ren no sō sa o hito tsu no mei rei to shi te tō roku shi ma to me te jik kō de ki ru yō ni shi ta mo no

Word origin

The Japanese word マクロ (makuro) is borrowed from English macro, which comes from macroinstruction in computing and ultimately from Greek makros, "long" or "large".

Usage tips

  • In macroeconomics, macro examines economies as a whole through measures such as inflation, employment, and national output.

Other meanings

  • large-scalena-adjective

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