Guideline vs. Manual

Guideline vs. Manual — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Guideline and Manual

Guidelinenoun

A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.

He considered the Ten Commandments more a guideline than a requirement.

Manualnoun

A handbook.

Guidelinenoun

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

Manualnoun

A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine.

Guidelinenoun

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

Manualnoun

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

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Guidelinenoun

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

Manualnoun

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

Guidelinenoun

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

Manualnoun

(by synecdoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.

Guidelinenoun

a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

Manualnoun

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

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Manualnoun

Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.

do a manual

Manualadjective

Performed with the hands (of an activity).

Manualadjective

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

Manualadjective

(technology) Performed by a human rather than a machine.

The student manually corrected several errors missed by the spell checker.

Manualnoun

a small handbook

Manualnoun

(military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle

Manualadjective

of or relating to the hands;

manual dexterity

Manualadjective

requiring human effort;

a manual transmission

Manualadjective

doing or requiring physical work;

manual labormanual laborer