Manual may mean: Instructions Instruction manual (gaming) Online help; Unix manual - known as "man pages" User guide or owners manual. Manual (music) - a keyboard, as for an organ
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?adjective. 1. done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift. 2. involving or using human effort ...
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A manual transmission, also known as a manual gearbox or standard transmission (informally, a "manual," "stick shift," "straight shift," or "straight drive") is a type of ...
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manual adj. Of or relating to the hands: manual skill. Done by, used by, or operated with the hands
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adjective. of or having to do with a hand or the hands; made, done, worked, or used by the hands; involving or doing hard physical work that requires use of the hands
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