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• manual — ▪ I. manual man‧u‧al 1 [ˈmænjuəl] adjective 1. using your hands and your physical strength or abilities, rather than your mind: • He did all kinds of manual work. • A shortage of manual labor (= people who do manual work ) is keeping wages and… …   Financial and business terms

• manual — 1 adjective 1 involving the use of the hands: manual work | manual skills 2 operated or done by hand or without the help of electricity, computers etc: a manual typewriter | It would take too long to do a manual search of all the data. manually… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Manual handling — of loads (MHL), manual material handling (MMH) or manutention (in Australia[1]) involves the use of the human body to lift, lower, fill, empty, or carry loads.[2] The load can be animate (a person or animal) or inanimate (an object). Most… …   Wikipedia

• Manual Scan — Genres Mod Years active 1981–1991 Labels various Associated acts The Shambles Kenny Howes Wendy Bailey True Stories …   Wikipedia

• Manual fare collection — is the practice of collecting fares manually (without the aid of an automated machine). Fare collection generally refers to the collection of fares in the transport industry in return for a ticket or passes to travel. Commonly used on buses and… …   Wikipedia

• Work — may refer to: Human labor: Employment House work Labor (economics), measure of the work done by human beings Manual labor, physical work done by people Wage labor, in which a worker sells their labor and an employer buys it Work (project… …   Wikipedia

• manual worker — ➔ worker * * * manual worker UK US noun [C] ► HR, WORKPLACE a person whose job involves physical work: »a skilled/unskilled manual worker …   Financial and business terms

• manual — [man′yo͞o əl] adj. [ME manuel < OFr < L manualis < manus, a hand < IE * mə n és (akin to * mṇtos > Gmc * mund > ON & OE mund, a hand) < base < * mər , *mən , hand] 1. a) of or having to do with a hand or the hands b) made …   English World dictionary

• Work wear — is defined as apparel worn at work especially at manual labor positions [http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary 1861714096/workwear.html] . Often those employed within various trade industries elect to be outfitted in various forms of work wear… …   Wikipedia

• manual work — work that is performed by human hands and not by machines …   English contemporary dictionary

• manual labor — work that is done with the hands, physical labor …   English contemporary dictionary