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macrosystem en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English system English macrosystem From macro- + system.

Meanings

  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

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macrosystems Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

mesosystem · microsystem

Translations (1)

it macrosistema (programming system)