Editing High tech (section)

{{Short description|Most advanced technology available}}
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'''High technology''' ('''high tech''' or '''high-tech'''), also known as '''advanced technology''' ('''advanced tech''') or '''exotechnology''',<ref>[https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/advanced-technology Advanced technology definition]</ref>{{Failed verification|date=February 2024}} is [[technology]] that is at the [[state of the art|cutting edge]]: the highest form of technology available.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cortright|first1=Joseph|last2=Mayer|first2=Heike|title=High Tech Specialization: A Comparison of High Technology Centers|date=January 2001|publisher=Brookings Institution, Center on Urban & Metropolitan Policy|url=https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/specialization.pdf}}</ref> It can be defined as either the most complex or the newest technology on the market.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Steenhuis|first1=H.|last2=Bruijn|first2=E. J. De|title=2006 IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology|chapter=High technology revisited: Definition and position|date=July 2006|chapter-url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4037187|volume=2|pages=1080–1084|doi=10.1109/ICMIT.2006.262389|isbn=1-4244-0147-X|s2cid=32767300|url=https://ris.utwente.nl/ws/files/5540635/high_technology.pdf|access-date=2023-07-22|archive-date=2023-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028120726/https://ris.utwente.nl/ws/files/5540635/high_technology.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The opposite of high tech is ''[[low technology]]'', referring to simple, often [[tradition]]al or mechanical technology; for example, a [[slide rule]] is a low-tech calculating device.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://science.slashdot.org/story/07/09/28/1644233/know-how-to-use-a-slide-rule|title=Know How To Use a Slide Rule? - Slashdot|website=science.slashdot.org|date=28 September 2007 |language=en|access-date=2019-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hackaday.com/2015/11/05/slide-rules-were-the-original-personal-computers/|title=Slide Rules Were the Original Personal Computers|date=5 November 2015}}</ref><ref>Slide Rules & Calculators https://www.tnmoc.org/slide-rules-calculators</ref> When high tech becomes old, it becomes low tech, for example [[vacuum tube]] electronics. Further, high tech is related to the concept of mid-tech, that is a balance between the two opposite extreme qualities of low-tech and high tech. Mid-tech could be understood as an inclusive middle that combines the efficiency and versatility of digital/automated technology with low-tech's potential for autonomy and resilience.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kostakis|first1=Vasilis|last2=Pazaitis|first2=Alex|last3=Liarokapis|first3=Minas|date=2023-06-20|title=Beyond high-tech versus low-tech: A tentative framework for sustainable urban data governance|journal=BigData&Society|volume=10 |issue=1 |language=en|doi=10.1177/20539517231180583 |issn=2053-9517 |doi-access=free}}</ref>

[[Startup company|Startups]] working on high technologies (or developing new high technologies) are sometimes referred to as [[deep tech]]; the term may also refer to [[disruptive innovation]]s or those based on scientific discoveries.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-20|title=What is Deep Tech and which startups are marking the road (not Uber)|url=https://www.startupbusiness.it/what-is-deep-tech-and-which-startups-are-marking-the-road-not-uber/96448/|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Startup Business|language=it}}</ref>

High tech, as opposed to [[high-touch]], may refer to self-service experiences that do not require human interaction.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Howard|date=6 June 2019|title=Do Customers Want High Tech or High Touch?|url=https://homebusinessmag.com/sales/customer-service/customers-want-high-tech-high-touch/|access-date=2020-03-22|website=Home Business Magazine}}</ref>