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@end lisp
@cindex macro expansion
+@cindex domain-specific language
+@cindex embedded domain-specific language
+@cindex DSL
+@cindex EDSL
Macro expansion is a separate phase of evaluation, run before code is
interpreted or compiled. A macro is a program that runs on programs, translating
-an embedded language into core Scheme.
+an embedded language into core Scheme@footnote{These days such embedded
+languages are often referred to as @dfn{embedded domain-specific
+languages}, or EDSLs.}.
@menu
* Defining Macros:: Binding macros, globally and locally.