Crossword clues for handbook
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Handbook \Hand"book`\ (-b[oo^]k`), n. [Hand + book; cf. AS. handb[=o]c, or G. handbuch.]
A book of reference, to be carried in the hand; a manual; a guidebook.
A book containing reference information for a specific field; as, the Handbook of Chemistry.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English handboc; see hand (n.) + book (N.). It translates Latin manualis, and was displaced in Middle English by manual (from French), and later in part by enchiridion (from Greek). Reintroduced 1814, but execrated through much of 19c. as "that very ugly and very unnecessary word" [Trench].
Wiktionary
n. A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, disregarding the size of it.
WordNet
n. a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location [syn: enchiridion, vade mecum]
Wikipedia
Handbooks are collection of miscellaneous facts on a particular theme or year. They generally assume knowledge; hence they are usually used to provide answers to specialist queries. E.g Guinness World records.
A handbook is a type of reference work, or other collection of instructions, that is intended to provide ready reference .
A handbook is a treatise on a special subject. Nowadays it is often a simple but all-embracing treatment, containing concise information and being small enough to be held in the hand.
A handbook is sometimes referred to as a vade mecum ( Latin, "go with me") or pocket reference that is intended to be carried at all times. It may also be referred to as an enchiridion.
Handbooks may deal with any topic, and are generally compendiums of information in a particular field or about a particular technique. They are designed to be easily consulted and provide quick answers in a certain area. For example, the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers is a reference for how to cite works in MLA style, among other things.
"Handbook" is sometimes applied to documents that are produced within an organization that are not designed for publication—such as a company handbook for HR, for instance. In this case, the term is used nearly synonymously with "manual."
The name "handbook" may sometimes be applied to reference works that are not pocket-sized, but do provide ready reference, as is the case with several engineering handbooks such as Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Marks Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, and the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Handbooks are widely used in the sciences and in medicine as quick references for various kinds of data.
The Handbook (formerly the Church Handbook of Instructions and earlier the General Handbook of Instructions) is a two-volume book of instructions and policies for leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The books are prepared by the church's First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Along with the church's standard works (i.e., its scriptural canon), the Handbook stands as the preeminent policy and practice guide for the leaders of the LDS Church. The LDS Church only distributes copies of the handbook to individuals who fill certain leadership callings within the church hierarchy, although one of the two volumes can be accessed on the church's official website.
Usage examples of "handbook".
I mean the Ancestral ones we attendants use as our handbook, training manual, journal, history, chronicle, what have you.
Just before he died, he had written a handbook offering very practical advice for creating a modern guerilla unit.
Sammy chased after it with a broom in one hand and a handbook of lepidoptery in the other.
I reached down the mynah bird handbook to have my diagnosis confirmed.
But is it not also supposed to be and here I quote the handbook a safe and nurturing environment?
While they argued over details Kovac had wrestled with again and again, he flipped through the books Quinn had brought out: The DSM-IV, Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life, The Handbook of Forensic Sexology, Autoerotic Fatalities.
See FAA report, Civil Aviation Reference Handbook, May 1999, appendix D.
Monsieur Jackson asks you a, the interview, you will say, excuse me one moment, I consult my Veronique handbook.
The journey in the train occupied six hours or more, and Sam spent the time in learning the Castalian language in a handbook he had bought in town.
Masonic Cyclopaedia and Handbook of Masonic Archaeology,History and Biography , p558.
Masonic Cyclopaedia and Handbook of Masonic Archaeology, History and Biography , George Kenning, London, 1878.
Handbook on the Preparation, Properties and Analysis of the Soaps and Oils used in Textile Manufacturing, Dyeing and Printing.
Imperial Institute series of Handbooks to the Commercial Resources of the Tropics, by permission.
HANDBOOK OF The Occurrence, Distribution, Preparation, and Industrial Uses of the Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Products used in Spinning and Weaving.
She had fantasized about her first field assignment, but no one had given her a handbook outlining what her behavior should be under the circumstances.