different between macro vs maxi

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?mæk.?o?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mæk.???/

Etymology 1

1933, from macro-, from French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek ?????? (makrós, “long”).

Adjective

macro (not comparable)

1. Very large in scope or scale.
   • 1999, Katharine Gates, Deviant Desires: Incredibly Strange Sex (page 115)

     Crumb's sexual fixation on gigantic women's legs became a major feature of his most celebrated images. Despite the common themes among macrophiles, Ed Lundt believes that no two macro fantasies are quite alike […]

2. (cooking, colloquial) Clipping of macrobiotic.

Translations

Noun

macro (countable and uncountable, plural macros)

1. (colloquial, nutrition, countable, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of macronutrient.
   • 2018, Spencer Langley, Flex Life: How to Transform Your Body Forever, Flex Life Inc. (?ISBN), page 81:

     Don't be afraid to include some “unhealthy” foods in your diet. The overarching rule about foods is if it fits your macros (IIFYM), then you can eat it. That means you can eat chocolate, ice cream, and many other indulgences […]

2. (colloquial, economics, uncountable) Clipping of macroeconomics.
3. (colloquial, photography, countable) Short for macro lens.
   • 1980, Popular Science (volume 217, number 6, page 94)

     Most macros are made by camera manufacturers to fit their cameras

   • 2008, Richard Satterlie, Agnes Hahn

     The lens was a macro, capable of everything from an “infinity shot” to a close-up in which a single fingerprint filled the entire frame.

Etymology 2

1959, shortened form of macroinstruction.

Noun

macro (plural macros)

1. (programming) A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.

   The preprocessor expands any embedded macros into source code before it is compiled.

   • 1998, "Dr. Cat", Furry web site plug (on newsgroup alt.fan.furry)

     There's also a spam filter in the code now, so if someone attempts to flood people's screens with macros or a bot, everything after the first few lines is thrown away.

Usage notes

• Often used attributively; a macro language is the syntax for defining new macros; while macro expansion refers to the task of replacing the human-friendly version with a machine-readable version; a macro virus is a computer virus written in a macro language. Individual macros are sometimes referred to as macro functions, particularly when they accept parameters.
• The distinction between a macro language and a programming language is imprecise. Often a macro language is designed to allow one to customize one particular program, whereas a programming language is designed for writing entirely new programs.
• Whereas a shortcut is particularly easy to use, widely supported, and designed for normal users, macro systems are normally designed for power users.

Translations

See also

• Macro (computer science) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See also

• macro expansion
• template

Etymology 3

1971, elliptical form of macro lens, from macro- + lens. Compare macrophotography.

Noun

macro (plural macros)

1. (photography) macro lens

Anagrams

• AMORC, Armco, Comar, Coram, Marco, carom, croma

Italian

Noun

macro f (invariable)

1. (computing) macro, macroinstruction
2. (photography) macrophotography
3. (economics) macroeconomy

Synonyms

• (computing):
• macroistruzione
• (photography):
• macrofotografia
• (economics):
• macroeconomia

Anagrams

• croma
• marco, Marco, marcò

Latin

Adjective

macr?

1. dative masculine singular of macer
2. dative neuter singular of macer
3. ablative masculine singular of macer
4. ablative neuter singular of macer

References

• macro in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

Noun

macro m (plural macros)

1. Alternative form of mácron

Noun

macro f or m (in variation) (plural macros)

1. (computing) macro (abbreviation of complicated input)

Spanish

Noun

macro m (plural macros)

1. (computing) macro

English

Etymology

Back-formation from maximum on the analogy of minimum and mini.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æksi

Adjective

maxi (comparative more maxi, superlative most maxi)

1. Having a hemline at ankle length.

   Coordinate terms: mini, midi

2. Being of the largest size in its category of items.

   Antonym: mini

Translations

Noun

maxi (countable and uncountable, plural maxis)

1. A dress, coat or skirt having such a hemline.

   Coordinate terms: mini, midi

2. Abbreviation of maxi boat.
3. Abbreviation of maxi single.
   • 1995, Billboard (volume 107, number 27, page 48)

     We release maxis at the local price in the most important territories — Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, etc.

4. Abbreviation of maxipad.

See also

• max
• maxi-
• mini
• (nautical): supermaxi

Anagrams

• IMAX

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mak.si/

Adverb

maxi

1. (colloquial) maximum; maximally

Antonyms

• mini

Further reading

• “maxi” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Adjective

maxi (invariable)

1. Having larger than normal dimensions
2. (of clothing) Longer than normal

Noun

maxi f (invariable)

1. maxi (long skirt or dress)

Anagrams

• mixa

Romanian

Etymology

From French maxi.

Adjective

maxi m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. maximum

Declension

Spanish

Noun

maxi m (plural maxis)

1. maxi