Manual

Manual may refer to any of the following:

1. Alternatively called documentation or end-user documentation, a manual is a book or pamphlet containing information about a program or piece of hardware. For example, a computer case may come with documentation explaining what sizes of motherboard it can hold. Or, a video game may come with a manual explaining how to play it.

Today, most manufacturers and developers no longer include printed manuals with their products. They instead rely on electronic documentation and online documentation, which are usually included as a PDF (Portable Document Format) or available for download on the manufacturer's website.

2. When describing an action, manual is anything that requires the users input and is not done automatically. If something is automatically performed by default there may be a manual override option to enable the ability to do something manually.

3. With Linux, the man command is the online version of manuals for Linux commands.

Business terms, Document, Override, RTDM, RTFM, Standard operating procedure, Troubleshoot, White paper, Wizard