manually
adverb
ma·nu·al·ly
ˈman-yə-wə-lē 
-yə-lē,
-yü-ə-lē
: by hand and not by machine : by manual methods
We have to enter the data manually.
Each winch drum is attached to gears which are turned manually by a large wheel mounted on the inboard side.—
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Suki’s flagship product, called Suki Assistant, allows doctors to record their visits with patients and automatically turn them into clinical notes, helping physicians avoid the headache of manually writing out all of that information.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
The myth comes from the early days of flight revenue management when airlines manually posted flight fares every week.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
Rather than spending countless hours manually crunching numbers in spreadsheets, employees will increasingly be able to rely on intelligent systems to do the heavy lifting.
—David Henkin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The bank, according to the CFPB, would provide account-opening disclosures that would allow comparison shopping, send periodic statements, and give consumers a choice of whether to pay automatically or manually.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
The myth comes from the early days of flight revenue management when airlines manually posted flight fares every week.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
Rather than spending countless hours manually crunching numbers in spreadsheets, employees will increasingly be able to rely on intelligent systems to do the heavy lifting.
—David Henkin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The bank, according to the CFPB, would provide account-opening disclosures that would allow comparison shopping, send periodic statements, and give consumers a choice of whether to pay automatically or manually.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Manually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manually. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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