user manual
How-to booklet included
A user manual is a document explaining how to operate a product or system—the booklet that comes with appliances, software, or equipment.
Also called an owner's manual, instruction manual, or simply the instructions.
Did you read the user manual before assembling it?
The joke that nobody reads them reflects how often people skip straight to trial and error.
- handbookCompact reference guide
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
- FAQsPrewritten answers, abbreviated
- online helpInternet-based user assistance
- customer supportAssistance for buyers
diagrams · index · table of contents · disclaimer · fine print · product registration · specifications · warnings · troubleshooting · software applications · how-to · step-by-step instructions · video tutorials · chatbots · guide · quick start guide · getting started · educational tools
- how-to guideshandbook, how-to book, tutorial, quick start guide, troubleshooting guide
- learning resourcestutorials, library, textbook, guides, study guides
- manualshandbook, instructions, instruction booklet, instruction book, reference
- product infoname, brand, price, description, features
- Referencedictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, almanac, atlas
- reference toolsdictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, handbook, catalog
user manualintuition
Instinctive immediate understanding
intuitive design · trial and error · instinct · learning by doing · experimentation
user manualsource code
Programming instructions before compilation