manuals
Guides for operation
Manuals are instruction books or handbooks explaining how to operate, maintain, or understand something: Read the manual before assembling the furniture, the car's owner's manual.
In driving, a manual is a vehicle with manual transmission—one requiring the driver to shift gears: I learned to drive on a manual.
The adjective manual means done by hand rather than machine: manual labor, manual dexterity.
Stated requirements and parameters
- troubleshootingSystematic fault diagnosis
- diagramsSimplified visual representations
- schematicsTechnical drawings of systems
- blueprintsTechnical construction drawings
Instructional step-by-step guide
- step-by-stepIn sequential stages
- how-toPractical instruction format
- walkthroughSequential instructional guide
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
procedure · protocol · checklist · DIY · demonstration · exercise · lesson · module
Compact reference guide
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
- guidebookReference for travelers
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
index · appendix · FAQ · errata · addendum · supplement · revision · edition
New member integration process
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
specifications
Stated requirements and parameters
- troubleshootingSystematic fault diagnosis
- diagramsSimplified visual representations
- schematicsTechnical drawings of systems
blueprints · documentation · datasheet · calibration · configuration
tutorial
Instructional step-by-step guide
- step-by-stepIn sequential stages
- how-toPractical instruction format
- walkthroughSequential instructional guide
directions · procedure · protocol · checklist · DIY · demonstration · exercise · lesson · module
handbook
Compact reference guide
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
- guidebookReference for travelers
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
glossary · index · appendix · FAQ · errata · addendum · supplement · revision · edition · volume
onboarding
New member integration process
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- how-to bookshandbooks, guides, tutorials, cookbooks, user guides
- learning resourcestutorials, library, textbook, guides, study guides
- standardsstandard, standards, norm, norms, criterion
- documentationuser guide, user guides, readme, readme file, instructions
- law schoollaw school, law schools, law student, law students, law degree
- organizational publicationsnewsletters, brochures, bulletins, annual reports, fact sheets
manualse-books
Electronic publications
video tutorials · apps · websites · wikis · FAQs
manualstrial and error
Learning through repeated attempts
intuition · learning by doing · instinct · self-discovery · gut feeling
- manual laborWork done bodily
- instruction manualWritten usage directions
- user manualGuide for operating something
- owner's manualDocumentation for operating equipment
- manual transmissionDriver-operated gear selector
- manual workLabor using physical effort