as in handbook
a book used for instruction in a subject
an owner's manual comes with the camera
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Recent Examples of manual
Joseph Cox, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Developing cutting-edge AI today is still a manual, handcrafted human activity.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Benj Edwards, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024
Options include a Bang & Olufsen premium audio system, wireless device charging, tri-zone automatic climate control, a panoramic sunroof, a power rear-window sunshade and manual rear side-window sunshades.
—James Raia, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Many of the manuals reflect this and recommend distributing infostealers via other social media sites or point to GitHub as an effective trafficking method.
—Joseph Cox, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Developing cutting-edge AI today is still a manual, handcrafted human activity.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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The resulting models can generate instant face transformations without the months of manual post-production work traditional CGI requires.
—Benj Edwards, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024
Options include a Bang & Olufsen premium audio system, wireless device charging, tri-zone automatic climate control, a panoramic sunroof, a power rear-window sunshade and manual rear side-window sunshades.
—James Raia, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Handbook Builder Handbook builders are systems that replace the traditional consultants and legal teams in the handbook creation process.Dieneria Brown, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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If City are found guilty, the Premier League’s handbook allows any form of punishment, including expulsion from the division.Phil Hay, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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There will be an array of side dishes, cold salads, dinner rolls and butter and homemade desserts.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
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Select your own assortment of homemade Christmas cookies.Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
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Texas weather watches and warnings Stay informed: Get weather alerts via text Interactive map: Hurricanes, tropical storms that have passed near your city When is the Atlantic hurricane season? Hurricane season is June 1 through Nov. 30.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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This relationship carried on for at least three months before a monitoring app on the student's cellphone alerted his parents to illicit texts between the two.Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Manual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manual. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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