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Handbook vs Playbook - What's the difference?

handbook | playbook |

As nouns the difference between handbook and playbook

is that handbook is a topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, disregarding the size of it while playbook is a book containing the text of a play.

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

    playbook

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A book containing the text of a play
  • A book of games and amusements for children
  • (US) A book of strategies (plays) for use in American football