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macrosystem

macrosystem noun: a programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.

Noun

macrosystem (plural macrosystems)

  1. A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
  2. The larger cultural system in which an individual lives.
  3. Any large-scale system.
    • In defining a mail access protocol, it is important to keep in mind that the client and server form a macrosystem, in which it should be possible to exploit the strong points of both while compensating for each other's weaknesses.1988, M. Crispin, RFC 1064: Interactive Mail Access Protocol: Version 2

Forms of macrosystem

pluralmacrosystems

Origin of macrosystem

From macro- + system.

Questions about macrosystem

What does macrosystem mean?
Macrosystem means a programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
What part of speech is macrosystem?
Macrosystem is a noun.
What is the plural of macrosystem?
The plural of macrosystem is macrosystems.

Words near macrosystem in the dictionary

  1. macrosyntactically
  2. macrosyntax
  3. macrosyntaxes
  4. macrosyntenic
  5. macrosynteny
  6. macrosystem
  7. macrosystemic
  8. macrosystems
  9. macrotaphonomic
  10. macrotaphonomy
  11. macrotaxonomic

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