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A '''manual override''' is a mechanism wherein control is taken from an automated system and given to the user. For example, a manual override in photography refers to the ability for the human photographer to turn off the automatic aperture sizing, automatic focusing, or any other automated system on the camera.<ref>http://www.ambitions4.com/Glossary-Pub-View-Topic-Details.asp?GlossaryID=339&strChar=M</ref>

A '''manual override''' is a procedure where an otherwise automatic system is taken under manual control, usually from [[computer]] control.

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== Examples in reality ==

*[[Ink cartridge]]s "empty" signals can be overrided, as some [[printer (computing)|printer]]s refuse to print when they claim the ink is low <ref name=BBC> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3035500.stm 'Raw deal' on printer ink], ''[[BBC]]'', 3 July 2003 </ref>. One researcher who over-rode the system found that in one case he could print up to 38% more good quality pages, even though the chip stated that the cartridge was empty <ref name=BBC> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3035500.stm 'Raw deal' on printer ink], ''[[BBC]]'', 3 July 2003 </ref>.

== Examples in fiction ==