macros

Recorded command sequences

Macros are instructions that automate repetitive tasks, expanding a short command into a longer sequence of actions.

In computing, a macro might record keystrokes to replay later: I wrote a macro to format these reports.

In gaming, macros chain abilities or inputs.

In nutrition, macros is short for macronutrients—proteins, carbohydrates, and fats: I'm tracking my macros.

automation

Excel

Microsoft's data-crunching application

  • VBAOffice application scripting language
  • recordingCaptured audio or video
  • playbackReproducing recorded media

scripting · hotkeys · batch · commands · spreadsheet · keystroke · Office · workflow · time-saving · programming

nutrition

calories

Measures of food energy

tracking · bulking · cutting · deficit · surplus · mealprep · MyFitnessPal · ratios · grams · counting

photography

lens

Light-focusing curved glass

focus · aperture · insects · flowers · sharpness · tripod · bellows · reproduction · texture · tiny

scale

large-scale

Of great size

overview · big-picture · holistic · societal · global · trends · patterns · forces

Categories
Opposites
automation level

macrosmanual input

Human-entered data

code scale

macrosmicros

Extremely small versions

microinstructions · primitives · inline code · machine code · functions

nutrient scale

macrosmicros

Extremely small versions

micronutrients · trace elements · vitamins · minerals · trace minerals

Phrases
Family

macrocosm, macro, macroeconomics, macrobiotic, macronutrient

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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