manually
adverb
ma·nu·al·ly
ˈman-yə-wə-lē 
-yə-lē,
-yü-ə-lē
: by hand and not by machine : by manual methods
We have to enter the data manually.
Each winch drum is attached to gears which are turned manually by a large wheel mounted on the inboard side.—
Nancy Taylor Robson
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The robot will be manually operated by a ground controller.
—Avi Kumar, Fox News, 26 May 2024
Operating the fan is as simple as touching the digital display or using the remote, which controls everything except the degree at which the breeze flows (this feature needs to be set manually).
—Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2024
But while manually entering the order, the trader accidentally typed in a whopping $444 billion sale that went unnoticed for 15 minutes, instantly costing the bank $48 million and sparking a brief selloff that sent major European stock indices down more than 4%.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 22 May 2024
The safest way to transition to Yahoo mail is by manually typing mail.yahoo.com/login in your browser instead of clicking on any links.
—Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2024
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Avi Kumar, Fox News, 26 May 2024
Operating the fan is as simple as touching the digital display or using the remote, which controls everything except the degree at which the breeze flows (this feature needs to be set manually).
—Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2024
But while manually entering the order, the trader accidentally typed in a whopping $444 billion sale that went unnoticed for 15 minutes, instantly costing the bank $48 million and sparking a brief selloff that sent major European stock indices down more than 4%.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 22 May 2024
The safest way to transition to Yahoo mail is by manually typing mail.yahoo.com/login in your browser instead of clicking on any links.
—Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2024
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“Manually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manually. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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