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manually

MAN-yuh-lee
adv
1
By hand, or without the help of a machine or automatic process.
"When the software crashed, she had to enter the data manually."
"The gate has to be opened manually during a power outage."

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In plain EnglishDoing something yourself, by hand, rather than letting a machine or automated system do it.

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manually adjust manually enter operate manually
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