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Macro - technical definition
A sequence of commands in an application that can be recorded or
directly programmed to repeatedly execute this sequence. Macros have access to
resources such as disks and networks on the computer. They are stored within
the document format of the application. Typical examples are macros in Office
Applications such as MS Word or Excel, where they are used extensively. Newer
versions of these applications include options to turn off the execution of
macros for security reasons.
See Also: Macro Virus.
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