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Guideline vs. Manual

Guideline and Manual Definitions

Guideline

A statement or other indication of policy or procedure by which to determine a course of action
Guidelines for the completion of tax returns.

Manual

Of or relating to the hands
Manual skill.

Guideline

A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
He considered the Ten Commandments more as a guideline than a requirement.

Manual

Done by, used by, or operated with the hands.

Guideline

A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action.

Manual

Employing human rather than mechanical energy
Manual labor.
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Guideline

A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.

Manual

Of, relating to, or resembling a small reference book.

Guideline

A formal rule describing how a situation must be handled; - used as a direction to administrators from superiors.

Manual

A small reference book, especially one giving instructions.

Guideline

A light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

Manual

(Music) A keyboard, as of an organ or harpsichord, played with the hands.
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Guideline

A detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action;
The president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam

Manual

A machine operated by hand.

Guideline

A rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

Manual

A manual transmission.

Manual

A vehicle having a manual transmission.

Manual

Prescribed movements in the handling of a weapon, especially a rifle
The manual of arms.
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Manual

A maneuver in certain board sports, such as skateboarding, in which all of the board except one end is lifted off the ground, especially when the tip of the board is kept from making contact with the ground.

Manual

A handbook.

Manual

A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
The dishwasher isn't working; can you remember where we put the manual?

Manual

(military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.

Manual

An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.

Manual

(countable) A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.

Manual

(automotive) A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.

Manual

(by synecdoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
I'm not used to automatics; I've always driven manuals.

Manual

(music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.

Manual

A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).

Manual

(countable) A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.

Manual

Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
Do a manual
Give someone a quick manual

Manual

A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.

Manual

A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground.

Manual

(uncountable) Manual control or operation.
Put the controls to manual.
Leave the system on manual.

Manual

(of an activity) Performed with the hands.

Manual

(of a machine, device etc.) Operated by means of the hands.

Manual

Performed by a human rather than a machine.
The teacher urged the students to do a manual check, because some errors aren't picked up by the spell checker.

Manual

Of or pertaining to the hand.

Manual

Performed by a person using physical as contrasted with mental effort; as, manual labor.

Manual

Done or made by the hand. In some contexts, contrasted with automatic or mechanical.

Manual

A small book, such as may be carried in the hand, or conveniently handled; a handbook; specifically, the service book of the Roman Catholic Church.
This manual of laws, styled the Confessor's Laws.

Manual

A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or set of keys.

Manual

A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword; the manual of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).

Manual

A small handbook

Manual

(military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle

Manual

Of or relating to the hands;
Manual dexterity

Manual

Requiring human effort;
A manual transmission

Manual

Doing or requiring physical work;
Manual labor
Manual laborer

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