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macroinstruction

[¦mak·rō·in′strək·shən]
(computer science)
An instruction in a higher-level language which is equivalent to a specific set of one or more ordinary instructions in the same language. Also known as macro.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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