Macro

  • Authors:

  • Peter J. Brown

  • Affiliations:

  • -

  • Venue:
  • Encyclopedia of Computer Science
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

In its simplest form, a macro is a single operation that stands for an arbitrarily long sequence of operations. Historically, macros grew out of assembly language, and it is useful to start with this case as the general principles carry over to all the other cases.