manualtask

noun
UK /ˈmænjuəl tɑːsk/
US /ˈmænjuəl tæsk/

A manual task is a job you do with your hands, not with a machine.

Washing the dishes by hand is a manual task.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A job done without computers or automation.

Filing papers is a manual task in the office.

3. A step in a process that a person must do themselves.

Checking each box is a manual task in the game.

4. Work that needs muscle power rather than thinking.

Lifting the boxes was a manual task for the workers.