The difference between Handbook and Manual
When used as nouns, handbook means a topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, whereas manual means a handbook.
Manual is also adjective with the meaning: performed with the hands (of an activity).
check bellow for the other definitions of Handbook and Manual
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Handbook as a noun:
A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size.
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Manual as a noun:
A handbook.
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Manual as a noun:
A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
Examples:
"The dishwasher isn't working; can you remember where we put the manual?"
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Manual as a noun (military):
A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
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Manual as a noun (Christianity, historical):
An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
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Manual as a noun (music):
A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
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Manual as a noun:
A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
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Manual as a noun (by synecdoche):
A vehicle with a manual transmission.
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Manual as a noun:
A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
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Manual as a noun (medicine, colloquial):
Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
Examples:
"do a manual"
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Manual as an adjective:
Performed with the hands (of an activity).
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Manual as an adjective:
Operated by means of the hands (of a machine, device etc.).
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Manual as an adjective (technology):
Performed by a human rather than a machine.
Examples:
"The student manually corrected several errors missed by the [[spell checker]]."
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Manual as a noun (automotive):