macrocode

noun

UK /ˈmækrəʊkəʊd/

US /ˈmækroʊkoʊd/

A short set of computer instructions that stands for a bigger set of instructions.

The programmer wrote a macrocode to save time on repeated tasks.

SYNONYMS

macro macroinstruction shorthand code script

RELATED WORDS

assembly language source code compiler programming

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A single instruction in a programming language that expands into several machine instructions.

Each macrocode in the listing was replaced by dozens of low-level operations.

3. A coded label or symbol used in a system of shorthand notation.

The librarian scanned the macrocode on the book's spine.

4. A high-level code that represents a larger block of lower-level code in software development.

The team used macrocode to keep the firmware compact.