handling

noun4

1. •
   the act of touching, using, controlling or taking care of something

   • the heauens, and your faire handeling / Haue made you maister of the field this day — 1590
2. •
   A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.
3. •
   The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.

   • A miniature[…]remarkable for its brilliancy of colour and charming freedom of handling. — 1840
4. •
   (no longer used) The mechanism for handling or manipulating something.