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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Dan Simms, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Work transforming the pool with a blue covering is already well underway, meaning the covering would have to be manually removed if efforts to halt the renovation are carried out.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
This removes the need to manually configure documents before sending them.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 May 2026
Analog clocks need to be manually set and usually feature a mechanical bell for an alarm.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
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“Manually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manually. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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