is also referred to as high-touch.

Origins

The term was coined in 1982 by John Naisbitt in his book Megatrends. It was explored further by Naisbitt in his follow-up book High Tech/High Touch.

In medicine

High-touch may also refer to the frequency in which a surface is touched.

In pharmacology, high-touch may refer to medicines that require temperature control, ongoing drug management, or compliance monitoring.

Relation to high tech