Hypertext Webster Gateway: "handbook"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Handbook \Hand"book`\, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
handbook
n : a concise reference book providing specific information
about a subject or location [syn: {enchiridion}, {vade
mecum}]
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