Manual Definition–adjective | 1. | done, operated,
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worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift. | | 2. | involving or using human effort, skill, power, energy, etc.; physical: manual labor. | | 3. | of or pertaining to the hand or hands: manual deformities. | | 4. | of the nature of a manual or handbook: manual instructions. | –noun | 5. | a small book, esp. one giving information or instructions: a manual of mathematical tables. | | 6. | a nonelectric or nonelectronic typewriter; a typewriter whose keys and carriage may be powered solely by the typist's hands. | | 7. | Military. the prescribed drill in handling a rifle: the manual of arms. | | 8. | Music. a keyboard, esp. one of several belonging to a pipe organ. | |
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