Catalogue vs Manual - What's the difference?
catalogue | manual |
A systematic list of names, books, pictures etc.
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A complete (usually alphabetical) list of items.
A list of all the publications in a library.
(US) A university calendar.
(computing, dated) A directory listing.
* 1983 , Helpline'' (in ''Sinclair User issue 21)
* 2003 , "Brotha G", Repairing Microdrive Cartridges'' (on newsgroup ''comp.sys.sinclair )
To put into a catalogue.
To make a catalogue of.
To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue.
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 catalogue and manual
is that catalogue is a systematic list of names, books, pictures etc while manual is a handbook.As a verb catalogue
is to put into a catalogue.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.catalogue
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Alternative forms
* catalogNoun
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- The program generates a catalogue of the files on the cartridge selected by the user, reads the catalogue into memory and erases the cartridge copy, so that an up-to-date copy is always generated.
- It has two extra options using extended syntax. CAT - an extended catalogue but not as detailed as some I've seen. ( The reason that the Spectrum CAT command is restricted is that it cleverly uses the 512 bytes data buffer of the microdrive channel to sort the filenames - hence the limit of 50 ten-character filenames )
Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
(catalogu)Anagrams
* ----manual
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(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.