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handshaking

noun handshakings

  1. A greeting by clasping hands. A round of handshakings followed the introductions.
  2. A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices; often as part of the initiation process for communications. I waited for the modems to finish their handshaking so I could start transferring the file.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of handshake

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@misc{handshaking_2026,
  title = {handshaking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handshaking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}