Manual vs Automation - What's the difference?
manual | automation |
A handbook.
A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine.
(music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
(by synecdoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal foce.
Performed with the hands (of an activity).
* 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
Operated by means of the hands (of a machine, device etc.).
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
* 2012 October 23, David Leonhardt, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/us/politics/race-for-president-leaves-income-slump-in-shadows.html?_r=1&hp]," New York Times (retrieved 24 October 2012):
As nouns the difference between manual and automation
is that manual is manual (booklet) while automation is automation.manual
English
(wikipedia manual)Alternative forms
* manuall (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) manuel, fromNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* handbookDerived terms
* reference manual * instruction manual * user manual * user's manual * owners manual * owner's manualEtymology 2
From (etyl) manuel, manual, from (etyl) .Adjective
(-)- She gave a wild manual brush to her locks.
Synonyms
*Antonyms
* automaticDerived terms
* manuallyCoordinate terms
* , relating to the mouth * , relating to the footAnagrams
* ----automation
English
(wikipedia automation)Noun
(-)- The presidential campaign has been more focused on Bain Capital and an “apology tour” than on the challenges created by globalization and automation .