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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Piaget accomplished this by modifying their ultra-thin caliber 970 platform, and the resulting manually wound 970P-UC is as much as 90 percent redesigned.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024
With Faction’s free app, players can also manually control the drone, customize game levels, play against friends, and keep score.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
Previously, riders could manually turn this feature on or off but not set it for specific times.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
The final designs must also be able to support two fully suited astronauts and operate both manually and without anyone in the driver’s seat, allowing NASA to lead remote tests and explorations if there are no astronauts available.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
But in the meantime, Kia advised owners to put their Telluride in park and manually engage the ECB before leaving their car.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
The circumstances under which officers must manually switch on their cameras are often dictated by department policy.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Orchestration is the use of collaboration and visibility to manually rework schedules.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Kia says owners should manually engage the emergency parking brake before exiting until their cars are fixed.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024
With Faction’s free app, players can also manually control the drone, customize game levels, play against friends, and keep score.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
Previously, riders could manually turn this feature on or off but not set it for specific times.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
The final designs must also be able to support two fully suited astronauts and operate both manually and without anyone in the driver’s seat, allowing NASA to lead remote tests and explorations if there are no astronauts available.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
But in the meantime, Kia advised owners to put their Telluride in park and manually engage the ECB before leaving their car.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
The circumstances under which officers must manually switch on their cameras are often dictated by department policy.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Orchestration is the use of collaboration and visibility to manually rework schedules.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Kia says owners should manually engage the emergency parking brake before exiting until their cars are fixed.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Manually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manually. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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