reference manual

基本解释

Pressing the F1 key will display information from the Language Reference Manual for the current statement.
按下 F1 键，将显示来自当前语句的语言参考手册中的信息。
If, on the other hand, you want a reference manual or an in depth explanation for how WCF actually works, this book is completely useless.
换句话说，如果你希望购买一本WCF的参考手册，或者希望深入了解WCF的实际工作原理，那么本书对你而言，绝对毫无帮助。
So a book that attempts to cover everything can be overwhelming for the reader, serving more as a reference manual that will rarely be read completely.
所以说，一本试图涵盖所有信息的图书对读者来说是无法接受的，这样的书更像一本参考手册，但是很少有人会将它通读一遍。

He is also the author of the chapter on exposure assessment for the National Academies of Science Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.
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Judges now have a scientific reference manual, put out by the Federal Judicial Centre (a government agency) to help them, and can attend courses run by the centre.
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What Lean Analytics does is actually provide a quantifiable reference manual for those who are thinking about taking that leap into starting something new whether a company or otherwise.
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