manual
Example Sentences
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Simple actuators without this capability are a bit like manual transmission cars that need to be shifted into reverse.
From BBC
Partially automated, it requires little manual labour, allows for crops to be precisely controlled and ensures good yields.
From Barron's
We all get a teachers’ manual, Alfabeticemos, that shows us how to teach our students to read.
From Literature
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Mari was mixing something in a bowl, and Hannah was pressing, with all her seven-year-old might, on an orange in a manual juicer.
From Literature
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Using the photos of each item, as well as The RealReal’s image database, the technology routes the item either to manual authentication or sends it to be listed for sale.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.