macroscripting
nounUK /ˈmæk.rəʊˌskrɪp.tɪŋ/
US /ˈmæk.roʊˌskrɪp.tɪŋ/
Writing little sets of instructions that make a computer do boring jobs for you.
She used macroscripting to make her computer fill in the same form every morning.
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2. Creating small programs that repeat a series of actions inside an app.
Macroscripting in the spreadsheet saved him hours of copying and pasting.
3. The practice of recording and replaying user actions to save time.
He learned macroscripting so his game character could fish automatically.
4. Writing short command sequences to control software without clicking.
Macroscripting let the team rename hundreds of files in one go.