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macro

preprocessing rule in computer languages that specifies how an input text usually identified by a definable keyword or sequence is mapped to a frequently larger output text
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macro

Summary

macro is a statement[1]. macro draws 753 Wikipedia views per month (statement category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • macro's instance of is recorded as statement[3].
  • macro's instance of is recorded as metaprogramming[4].
  • macro is a type of language construct[5].
  • macro is part of software development[6].
  • macro's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/macros[7].
  • macro's used by is recorded as macro processor[8].
  • macro's different from is recorded as Metro Cash & Carry[9].
  • macro's different from is recorded as macro processor[10].
  • macro's different from is recorded as script[11].
  • macro's different from is recorded as macroinstruction[12].

Body

Publication

macro is part of software development[6].

Why It Matters

macro draws 753 Wikipedia views per month (statement category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] macro has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] macro is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29161, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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