appliance manual

Equipment instruction booklet

An appliance manual is the booklet or document that accompanies a household device—refrigerator, washing machine, microwave—explaining its operation, features, and maintenance.

These manuals typically include setup instructions, safety warnings, troubleshooting guides, and warranty information.

Most go unread until something breaks: I finally dug out the appliance manual when the dishwasher started making noise.

Opposites
explicitness of instruction

appliance manualintuitive knowledge

Understanding without explicit learning

intuition · trial and error · guesswork · common sense · instinct

formality of guidance

appliance manualword of mouth

Information passed through conversation

online forum · hack · workaround · urban legend

medium of instruction

appliance manualhands-on training

Instruction through direct experience

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G