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
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
External links
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