A vague term that has a number of interpretations. In general, it refers to the tendency to use one hand more often and more proficiently on a wide range of tasks requiring speed, precision, force, and skill, especially on tasks requiring controlled, or modulated, force and the coordination of complex sequences of movements of the digits. Different tasks will draw on these components to different extents; examples include writing letters, drawing pictures, throwing balls, peeling fruit, using utensils and other tools, threading needles, and opening and closing jars and boxes.
See Ambidexterity, Bimanual task, Delivery position (presentation), Hand preference, Hand proficiency, Handedness (bimanual versus unimanual), Lateral bias, Peg-moving task, Unimanual task