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text

noun

ˈtekst

Definition of text

as in handbook

a book used for instruction in a subject the school's science curriculum suffers from a serious lack of up-to-date texts

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So, a digital handbook may say a message requires human approval, but the system must be able to enforce it.

— Dr. Timothy J. Giardino, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The company also publishes a garden guide, a kids’ edition, and special handbooks on container gardens, vegetables, and herbs.

— HubSpot, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

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The law requires manufacturers to give consumers and independent repair shops access to what’s needed to diagnose and repair certain electronics, including manuals, replacement parts and tools.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
Your inventive mind can find a fair solution, Aquarius, but the best system is one people will follow without needing a twelve-page instruction manual.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2026

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That dictionary someone gave Joe for his big day might have gathered dust on his shelves back in Highgate for a week or so.

— Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 15 Aug. 2026
After refining their word-swapping dictionary over three months, the ShieldFont creators ended up with a list of nearly 12,000 common words that can be replaced with ligatures.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

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