nonmanual

adjective

Definition of nonmanualnext
as in motorized

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Recent Examples of nonmanual The notion that businesses should care about happiness arose with the increase of nonmanual jobs, said Alex Edmans, a finance professor at London Business School. — New York Times, 16 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonmanual
  1. motorized
  2. automated
  3. mechanical
  4. automatic
  5. computerized
Adjective
  • Instead of relying on a motorized mount to track the sky, its CMOS sensor physically rotates to cancel that rotation out, right at the image plane.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Despite the challenges presented by motorized transport, the early Teamsters did not fight the innovation.
    — Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of motorized
Adjective
  • All those features make the smart rod a worthy addition to any automated home.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Bot monetization is how a business earns a return when automated software uses its content, data or digital services.
    — Rishi Katdare, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of automated
Adjective
  • Passes do not include pumpkins or entry to mechanical activities such as the bull ride.
    — Hali Smith October 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026
  • He is saved by an enigmatic young mechanic who equips him with a custom mechanical arm.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of mechanical
Adjective
  • Some robo-advisors offer more customization and features, such as tax-loss harvesting, which uses losses to offset other portfolio gains, or automatic rebalancing.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • And not all of the proofs were certified as correct by the automatic logic verification platform Lean—in fact, some have already been retracted after outside scientists found mistakes.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of automatic
Adjective
  • Samsung has also thrown its considerable weight behind computerized rings, and a growing pack of competitors is filling in the territory between them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The ability to fabricate and manufacture difficult objects has largely become computerized.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of computerized

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“Nonmanual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmanual. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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