As nouns the difference between rulebook and handbook
is that rulebook is a book containing rules while handbook is a topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, disregarding the size of it.
rulebook
English
Alternative forms
* (l)
* (l)
Noun
(
en noun)
A book containing rules.
See also
* (l) 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