Pamphlet vs Manual - What's the difference?
pamphlet | manual |
A small booklet of printed informational matter, often unbound, having only a paper cover.
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.).
As nouns the difference between pamphlet and manual
is that pamphlet is a small booklet of printed informational matter, often unbound, having only a paper cover while manual is manual (booklet).pamphlet
English
(wikipedia pamphlet)Noun
(en noun)Descendants
* Spanish: panfleto (m)See also
* advertisement * booklet * brochure * catalogue, catalog * circular * flier, flyer * handbill * junk mail * leaflet * pamphletize ----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.