executive vs manual

executive

noun
  • A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor. 

  • A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority. 

  • The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state. 

adj
  • Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc. 

  • Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect. 

  • Exclusive. 

manual

adj
  • Performed with the hands. 

  • Operated by means of the hands. 

  • Performed by a human rather than a machine. 

noun
  • A vehicle with a manual transmission. 

  • A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground. 

  • A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument. 

  • A drill in the use of weapons, etc. 

  • Manual control or operation. 

  • A handbook. 

  • An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual. 

  • A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one). 

  • Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer. 

  • A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force. 

  • A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator. 

  • A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product. 

How often have the words executive and manual occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )