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Handbook vs Catalog - What's the difference?

handbook | catalog |

As nouns the difference between handbook and catalog

is that handbook is a topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, disregarding the size of it while catalog is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

As a verb catalog is

an alternative spelling of lang=en.

handbook

English

Noun

(wikipedia handbook) (en noun)
  • A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, disregarding the size of it.
  • Coordinate terms

    * manual

    catalog

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, Canada)
  • Usage notes

    In both the US and Canada, both catalog'' and ''catalogue'' are used, with ''catalogue'' commonly used in government and traditional institutions and ''catalog commonly used in informal, business, retail, and computing contexts.

    Derived terms

    * card catalog * library catalog