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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Bolt-action rifles, prized for reliability, require the operator to pull the trigger for one round before manually chambering another round.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
After the design is drawn, engineers manually transfer information into asset management (EAM) and GIS systems.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Unlike Apple's system, SpaceX’s service also works without requiring the user to manually point their phone to the open sky to establish the satellite connection.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Truth is, only a small percentage of new-car buyers even know how to work a clutch any more, and even those who learned how to shift manually at some point in their lives have since come to prefer an automatic, and with good reason.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
After the design is drawn, engineers manually transfer information into asset management (EAM) and GIS systems.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Unlike Apple's system, SpaceX’s service also works without requiring the user to manually point their phone to the open sky to establish the satellite connection.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Truth is, only a small percentage of new-car buyers even know how to work a clutch any more, and even those who learned how to shift manually at some point in their lives have since come to prefer an automatic, and with good reason.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Manually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manually. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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