handshaking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A greeting by clasping hands.
  2. A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices; often as part of the initiation process for communications.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of handshake

Word forms

handshaking handshakings
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