micromanipulation

The manipulation of objects too small to be seen with the unaided eye.

Micromanipulations are performed in a Petri dish chamber.

From then on complete micromanipulation by light was possible with one single piece of equipment. The last decade of this millenium^([sic]) is now witnessing a dramatic expansion of the field.

A very small adjustment; a tweak.

Links with concretism are evident in the geometry of the song and in the micromanipulations of words, splits, and pairings, which multiply their suggestions.

Finally, I articulated my plan. I would make silly minor adjustments—removing an extra space in between sentences, abbreviating the journal titles, abbreviating a name where it was actually spelled out, rewording something ever so slightly—rather than try to rewrite the paper, which at that point was indeed impossible. […] They barely noticed the micromanipulations.

A subtly manipulative act; An interpersonal ploy to influence others without the direct use of power.

The statement "So-and-so is idiotic, and anyone who says otherwise is also idiotic." is a micromanipulation in at least the sense of the intent of isolating the dissidents and other people from each other.

In an earlier chapter we examined the way in which women are forced into micromanipulation — that is, interpersonal, intimate influence —to offset men's macromanipulation of the institutional structures and resources of society.