macrology

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Macrology \Ma*crol"o*gy\, n. [L. macrologia, Gr. ?; ? long +
   lo`gos discourse: cf. F. macrologie.]
   Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of
   words.
   [1913 Webster]

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

macrology
 /mak.rol'@.jee/, n.

   1. Set of usually complex or crufty macros, e.g., as part of a large
   system written in {LISP}, {TECO}, or (less commonly) assembler.

   2. The art and science involved in comprehending a macrology in sense
   1. Sometimes studying the macrology of a system is not unlike
   archeology, ecology, or {theology}, hence the sound-alike
   construction. See also {boxology}.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

macrology

   /mak-rol'*-jee/ 1. Set of usually complex or {crufty} {macros},
   e.g. as part of a large system written in {Lisp}, {TECO}, or
   (less commonly) {assembler}.

   2. The art and science involved in comprehending a macrology.
   Sometimes studying the macrology of a system is not unlike
   archaeology, ecology, or {theology}, hence the sound-alike
   construction.  See also {boxology}.

   (2003-09-02)

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