The difference between Macro and Template

When used as nouns, macro means a comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program, whereas template means a physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.


Macro is also adjective with the meaning: very large in scope or scale.

Template is also verb with the meaning: to set up or mark off using a template.

check bellow for the other definitions of Macro and Template

  1. Macro as an adjective:

    Very large in scope or scale.

  2. Macro as an adjective (cooking, colloquial):

  1. Macro as a noun (colloquial, nutrition, chiefly, in plural):

  1. Macro as a noun (programming):

    A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.

    Examples:

    "The preprocessor expands any embedded macros into source code before it is compiled."

  1. Macro as a noun (photography):

    macro lens

  1. Template as a noun:

    A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.

  2. Template as a noun:

    A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.

  3. Template as a noun (molecular biology):

    A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule.

  4. Template as a noun:

    A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.

    Examples:

    "A template is a blueprint or formula for creating a generic class or a function.'' cite-web title=C++ Templates site=tutorialspoint year=2016"

  1. Template as a verb:

    To set up or mark off using a template.

  2. Template as a verb:

    To provide a template or pattern for.

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