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.—
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That process takes only a few minutes, but to do it manually without the help of AI would take hours, or in more complicated cases, multiple days, for a broker to complete.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2025
Authorities said the manner of death was ruled an accident and no foul play was suspected.
Alamo Colleges said the machine was a commercial lawnmower that a person rides on rather than one that is pushed manually, CBS affiliate KENS reported.
—David Chiu, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
The Future of Cloud Security: Prevention by Design As multi-cloud and hybrid environments grow more complex, security teams face an impossible challenge: manually protecting an ever-expanding attack surface.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Those with the necessary skills can use another tool to manually remove any program and its associated Registry data.
—PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2025
Authorities said the manner of death was ruled an accident and no foul play was suspected.
Alamo Colleges said the machine was a commercial lawnmower that a person rides on rather than one that is pushed manually, CBS affiliate KENS reported.
—David Chiu, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
The Future of Cloud Security: Prevention by Design As multi-cloud and hybrid environments grow more complex, security teams face an impossible challenge: manually protecting an ever-expanding attack surface.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Those with the necessary skills can use another tool to manually remove any program and its associated Registry data.
—PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Manually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manually. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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