handbook

Summary

handbook is a book format^[1]. handbook draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (book_format category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• handbook's instance of is recorded as book format^[3].
• handbook's instance of is recorded as book form^[4].
• handbook's instance of is recorded as reference work^[5].
• handbook's instance of is recorded as written work^[6].
• handbook's instance of is recorded as literary genre^[7].
• hand is named after handbook^[8].
• book is named after handbook^[9].
• handbook is a type of reference work^[10].
• handbook is a type of instructional literature^[11].
• handbook is a type of book^[12].
• handbook's Commons category is recorded as Vademecum^[13].
• handbook's said to be the same as is recorded as practical guide^[14].
• handbook's said to be the same as is recorded as user guide^[15].
• handbook's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• handbook's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• handbook's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• handbook's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[19].

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Cultural Impact

Things named for handbook include RTFM^[20], an initialism^[21].

Why It Matters

handbook draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (book_format category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] handbook has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] handbook is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

Entities named for handbook include RTFM^[20], an initialism^[21].