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A programming language macro is a text abstraction, with a name and replacement-text.

Having orignated in assembly language programming, the most prevalent use of a macro-processor today is the C preprocessor. A general-purpose macro processor m4 is available for use with any other programming language.


There are also keyboard macros and editor macros, used interactively on a graphical user interface and text editor, respectively.


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Last edited November 19, 2001 10:20 am by MartyMcGowan (diff)
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