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manual selection

[ˈmænjuəl sɪˈlɛkʃən]
nounpl: manual selections
seleção manual
1. The process of choosing or picking items, options, or data by hand rather than through automated or programmatic means
The software allows manual selection of files to be backed up.
O software permite a seleção manual de arquivos para fazer backup.
2. In biology or agriculture, the deliberate choice of organisms or specimens based on specific traits for breeding or study
Manual selection of seeds ensures better crop quality.
A seleção manual de sementes garante melhor qualidade da colheita.
Synonyms
hand selectionselective pickingdeliberate choicechoice by hand
Antonyms
automatic selectionautomated selectionrandom selectionalgorithmic selection

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
seleção manual
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
seleção manual
Commonly used in technical and business contexts
Portugal
seleção manual
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

hand-pick
cherry-pick
select by hand
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