manual adjustment
Calibration by hand
A manual adjustment is a change made by hand rather than automatically—typically a correction or fine-tuning that requires human judgment.
The phrase appears in accounting a manual adjustment to the quarterly figures, equipment calibration the thermostat needed a manual adjustment, and anywhere automated systems fall short: The software miscalculated, so we had to make a manual adjustment.
- tweakMinor adjustment
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- dial it inAdjust until exactly right
- knobRounded gripping fixture
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
turn the dial · fine-tune · fine tuning · handwheel · lever · set screw · setting · trial and error · correction · slider · tuning · alignment · screwdriver · fiddle · override · mechanical · by hand · tactile
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