operated or done by hand or without using machines or automatic processes
She prefers manual labor over office work.
This typewriter is completely manual.
✦ From Late Latin manuālis (“of the hand”), from Latin manus (“hand”).
a book that gives instructions or information on how to do something or how to operate a machine
Always check the manual before starting the new appliance.
The manual explains how to install the software step by step.
a gearbox in a motor vehicle in which the driver changes gear by hand
My old car has a manual.
She learned to drive a manual last summer.
