reference manual

collocation in English

meaningsofreferenceandmanual

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reference
noun
uk
/ˈref.ər.əns/us
/ˈref.ɚ.əns/
a mention ...
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manual
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmæn.ju.əl/us
/ˈmæn.ju.əl/
a book that gives you practical instructions on how to do something or how to use something, such as ...
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(Definition ofreferenceandmanualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, this syntax can be sometimes complex, as shown in the following excerpt from thereferencemanual.
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A textbook, on the other hand, could be seen as areferencemanualfor aspects of a subject that need to be studied outside the classroom context.
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Any clinicalreferencemanualwill explain that clearly.
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There is no comprehensivereferencemanualoutlining the requirements for the design of a safe and well-maintained dog park.
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The 608-pagereferencemanualdetails a scientific approach to entrepreneurship and emphasizes the importance of rigorous and repeated testing.
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It was designed to double up as a book stand for thereferencemanual.
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Many metasyntactic variations or extensions exist in thereferencemanualof various computer programming languages.
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A programming languagereferencemanualis one form of documentation that is associated with most mainstream programming languages.
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Apart from thereferencemanual, there is also an extensive rationale document which explains the language design and the use of various language constructs.
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In 1946, areferencemanualfor designers of radio equipment listed the following now obsolete frequencies as in use.
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There is areferencemanualavailable, but no general documentation.
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It can be described as a cross between a textbook andreferencemanual, though without the chapter-end questions and exercises which are often found in textbooks.
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The definition of such entities is stated with more or less rigour in reference manuals, papers and textbooks.
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Euromethod consisted of three books: areferencemanual, a dictionary and a collection of annexes.
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The general quality of its source code, as well as its documentation (especiallyreferencemanualpages, commonly referred to as "man pages"), make it well-suited for many purposes.
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There should perhaps be standard reference manuals agreeing upon the extent of this correspondence-a sort of secular concordance.
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Itsreferencemanualwas two pages long.
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The software comes with an extensive online help system and a series of reference manuals.
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Architecture reference manuals for the platform were published as part of the campaign to attract attention to the project.
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Apart from art books and other scholarly publications, the library contains numerous reference manuals and periodicals.
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