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* In MkII, {{cmd|define}} is like the TeX primitive {{tex|def}}: it defines a new TeX macro. * In MkIV {{cmd|define}} is like {{tex|unexpanded}}{{tex|def}}: and \defineexpandable is like {{tex|def}}.The optional (bracketed) argument denotes the number of parameters you can give to your command. "text" ''macro contents'' is the result when the macro gets expanded.

== pitfalls Pitfalls ==<code>\define</code> does not use <code>\{{tex|long</code>, }}; that means that in MkIImultiple paragraphs (e.g. through <code>\{{tex|par</code> }} or <codett>\endgraf</codett>)

== Example == <context source="yes">\define[1]\hello{Good morning, #1!}

% \define[1]\mp3{The ID3 Tag of the MP3 file is, : #1!}

\define[1]\mpThree{The ID3 Tag of the MP3 file is, : #1!}

% You may not can use umlauts non-ASCII characters in mkiiMkIV, but not in MkII.% This example is compiled using mkiv .% \define[1]\KüFst{Küstenfunkstelle, #1!}

\hello \KüFst{mom12} 

[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/TeX/* {{tex|def http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/TeX/def]}}

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