manual processes

Definitions

Work tasks performed by human effort rather than by automated or machine-driven systems.

Operational procedures executed step-by-step by individuals without the use of software or digital automation.

Examples

The company is shifting away from manual processes to improve overall efficiency and reduce human error.

We spent weeks documenting all the manual processes currently used by the accounting department.

Synonyms

hand-operated tasks analog workflows human-driven procedures non-automated operations labor-intensive methods

Antonyms

automated workflows computerized processes digitized operations robotic systems algorithmic execution