Definition
Books or documents that give instructions or information about how to do something or operate a machine.
Etymology
From Latin 'manualis' (relating to the hand), from 'manus' (hand). The meaning evolved because many instructional documents were originally hand-written, and the work involved was 'manual' or hands-on.
Kelly Says
Ironically, as machines became more complex and potentially dangerous, manufacturers had to write increasingly detailed manuals—the more advanced the technology, the more critical it became to have instructions in writing.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መን peggio
men-pe-yo
ARالعربية
manualات
ma-nu-aal-at
BNবাংলা
ম্যানুয়াল
ma-nyu-a-al
CACatalà
manuals
ma-nu-als
CSČeština
pokyny
po-ky-ny
DADansk
manualer
ma-nu-a-ler
DEDeutsch
Handbücher
han-d-bue-cher
ELΕλληνικά
εγχειρίδια
eg-chei-ri-dia
ESEspañol
manuales
man-wa-les
FISuomi
käsikirjat
ka-si-kir-jat
FRFrançais
manuels
ma-nyel
HEעברית
מדריכים
me-d-ri-chim
HIहिन्दी
मैन्युअल
ma-ni-ya-al
HUMagyar
kezelési útmutatók
ke-ze-le-si ut-mu-ta-tok
IDBahasa Indonesia
manual
ma-nu-al
ITItaliano
manuali
ma-nu-a-li
KKKK
руководства
ru-ko-vo-dee-nya
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
bra-p-o-n-th
KO한국어
설명서
seol-myeong-seo
MRMR
मॅन्युअल
ma-ni-ya-al
MSBahasa Melayu
manual
ma-nu-al
NLNederlands
handleidingen
han-de-li-din-gen
NONorsk
manualer
ma-nu-a-ler
PAPA
ਮੈਨ્યੁਅਲ
ma-ni-ya-al
PLPolski
instrukcje
in-struk-chi
PTPortuguês
manuais
ma-nu-ais
RORomână
manualuri
ma-nu-a-lu-ri
RUРусский
руководства
ru-ko-vo-dee-nya
SVSvenska
manualer
ma-nu-a-ler
SWKiswahili
maelekezo
ma-e-le-ke-zo
TAதமிழ்
கையேடு
kai-ya-edu
TLTL
pagsasalin
pa-gsa-sa-lin
TRTürkçe
kullanım kılavuzları
ku-lan-im ki-lavuz-lu-ri
UKУкраїнська
інструкції
in-struk-tsi-i
URاردو
دستکاری
das-ta-kari
VITiếng Việt
hướng dẫn
huong dan