macrocode
macrocode noun: code written using macros.
Noun
macrocode (countable and uncountable, plural macrocodes)
- Code written using macros.
- Any relatively high-level coding system.
- In contrast, authors of junk fiction draw their contents from a repertoire of codified commonplaces that are catachresized in a macrocode of the reader's imagination. The result may seem like fantasy literature, but instead offers just trite factuality […]2004, Phenomenological Inquiry, volumes 28-30, page 122
Verb
macrocode (third-person singular simple present macrocodes, present participle macrocoding, simple past and past participle macrocoded)
- To encode using a relatively high-level coding system.
Forms of macrocode
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | macrocodes |
| alternative form | macro code |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | macrocodes |
| present participle | macrocoding |
| past participle | macrocoded |
| past | macrocoded |
Questions about macrocode
- What does macrocode mean?
- Macrocode means code written using macros.
- What part of speech is macrocode?
- Macrocode can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of macrocode?
- The plural of macrocode is macrocodes.
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