1 (of work, etc.) involving using the hands or physical strength:
manual labour / jobs / skills * manual and non-manual workers
2 operated or controlled by hand rather than automatically or using electricity, etc:
a manual gearbox * My camera has manual and automatic functions. * The company has now transferred all its manual records onto computer.
3 connected with using the hands:
manual dexterity
manually adverb:
manually operated
noun a book that tells you how to do or operate sth, especially one that comes with a machine, etc. when you buy it:
a computer / car / instruction manual * Why don't you read the manual?
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on manual not being operated automatically:
Leave the controls on manual.
