Carpenter's Complete Guide to the SAS Macro Language, Third Edition, 3rd Edition

Appendix 5: Glossary

autocall macro library

a facility that enables the user to create a library of macro definitions that can be automatically recalled when they are to be executed.

automatic macro variables

a special-purpose macro variable that is automatically defined and provided by the SAS System. The variable name should be considered to be reserved (see Section 2.6).

dynamic code

SAS code generated during program execution by macro statements that are often dependent on either the data being processed or on a control file (see Sections 1.2.3, 6.4, and Chapter 11).

explicit specification

when you override default behaviors or options or when you specifically call functions, it is said to be an explicit specification. See also implicit specification ...