Template vs Manual - What's the difference?
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A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.
(molecular biology) A macromolecule which provides a pattern for the synthesis of another molecule.
* {{quote-journal, 2002, S. Lottin et al., Thioredoxin post-transcriptional regulation by H19 provides a new function to mRNA-like non-coding RNA, Nature, volume=21, issue=10
, passage=Classically, the functional product of coding genes is a protein whose synthesis is directed by an mRNA-template .}}
To set up or mark off using a .
* {{quote-book, 1994, Howard I. Chapelle, Boatbuilding
, passage=Only that part of the floor timber that bears on the planking and keel need be templated ;
To provide a template or pattern for.
* {{quote-journal, 2003, Yu Wang et al., Synthesis and characterization of a new layered gallium phosphate templated by cobalt complex, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, volume=170, issue=1, doi=10.1016/S0022-4596(02)00060-9
, passage=Metal phosphates that are templated by transition-metal complexes are rare.}}
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 template and manual
is that template is a physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects while manual is a handbook.As a verb template
is to set up or mark off using a template.As an adjective manual is
performed with the hands (of an activity).As a proper noun Manual is
a given name derived from Spanish: a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erratic.template
English
(wikipedia template)Noun
(en noun)citation
See also
* boilerplate * macro * stencil * cookie cutter *Verb
(templat)citation
Derived terms
* templatermanual
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.